i. There were 13 cases in fiscal year (FY)2007 in which the JFTC issued recommendations against violations of the Subcontract Act. [The largest number of cases since the revised Subcontract Act was ...

The Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software, commonly known as the Mobile Software Competition Act (the Act) (Act No. 58 of 2024), was approved and passed on June 12, 2024 ...

In recent years, generative AI technology has rapidly advanced, leading to significant market growth. While this technology offers numerous benefits to the economy and society, it also raises ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “JFTC”) has investigated Google LLC (Note 1), concerning the transaction on provision of technologies for search engines and search ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission（hereinafter referred to as “JFTC”） today issued cease and desist orders and surcharge payment orders against Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Chubu Electric Power Miraiz ...

1. The “Fundamental Principles for Rule Making to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Formulated” (published on December 18, 2018) has proposed that “the operation of the Antimonopoly Act and ...

In recent years, it is expected that knowledge derived from “big data” analysis will inspire further innovation across the existing industrial boundaries in the context of the spread of Internet of ...

1. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ‘JFTC’) revised the ‘Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Enterprises, etc. Toward the Realization of a Green Society under the ...

Smartphones have become pillars of social and economic lives since their rapid diffusion. Specific software – mobile operating systems (OS), application stores, browsers, and search engines – ...

In ‘Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures’ (Cabinet decision, October 22, 2021), Japan declared goals of reducing greenhouse gas emission as of 2030 and 2050. For achieving those goals, it is needed ...

As the economy and business activities have been more digitized in recent years, new forms of services and business models that leverage data and digital technology continue to be developed in various ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “JFTC”) today issued cease and desist orders and surcharge payment orders against three pharmaceutical wholesalers, Alfresa Corporation, ...