Digital platforms are under ever-increasing regulation across the globe, with Japan being among the latest countries to pass new legislation concerning their operations. On May 27, 2020...

The "Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade" (Law No. 54 of 1947), commonly known as the "Antimonopoly Act" (the "AMA")...

厚生労働省及び公正取引委員会（以下「公取委」という。）は、2025 年 2 月 17 日、「後発医薬品の安定供給等の実現に 向けた産業構造改革のため

Merger control was introduced in Japan by the 1947 Japanese Antimonopoly Act (AMA), together with Japan's first competition rules.

Article 102 TFEU ("Article 102") prohibits the abuse of a dominant position by undertakings that operate in the EU's Internal Market (the "Internal Market").

This issue will discuss the major Antimonopoly Act violations of 2004 concerning bid rigging, enforcement, and injunction.

On 10 September 2023, the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission ("EC") announced that in business combination regulations.

Dominance Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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Competition Litigation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

On June 3, 2009, the Japanese Diet enacted a bill to amend the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (the "Anti-Monopoly Act" and, as amended, the "Amended Act"), promulgated as of June 10, 2009.

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is the sole competition agency in charge of the AMA's enforcement.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is the sole competition agency in charge of the AMA's enforcement. The JFTC is responsible for conducting investigations into suspected cartel cases...

This article provides a comprehensive overview of cartel regulation in Japan, including the 2019 amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Act.

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Japan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries