There have been a number of developments in merger control in 2020 and Q1 2021. Some are related to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are borne out of the ambitions and changes sought by individual...more
On December 9, 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") brought criminal accusations with regard to bid-rigging involving pharmaceutical products ordered by the Japan Community Healthcare Organization ("JCHO"). Three...more
12/21/2020
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Cartels ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dawn Raids ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indictments ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Prosecutors ,
Restraint of Trade
On October 25, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) announced that it approved a commitment plan proposed by Rakuten, Inc. (“Rakuten”). As a result, the JFTC closed its investigation without finding violation or...more
The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published the Report on the Actual Status of Consumer e-Commerce Transactions (the "Report") on January 29, 2019. The rapid expansion of consumer e-commerce in Japan in recent years...more
3/8/2019
/ Advertising ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition Authorities ,
E-Commerce ,
Internet Retailers ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
The Japan Fair Trade Commission's (the "JFTC") major priorities in 2019 are, among others, amendments to the Antimonopoly Act (the "AMA"), research in areas of the digital economy and the labor market, and, of course,...more