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The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among the nation's four major beer companies.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2026
Brewers in cartel probe all held beer prices steady after 2023 tax cut
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo.
Four of the country's largest beer makers, which collectively control more than 90% of the market, are suspected of coordinating the timing and scale of price increases for beer, low-malt beer and other beer-like beverages over several years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2026
Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel
Some of the officials with Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries and Suntory Holdings admitted to the cartel during an investigation.
Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers on Wednesday over suspicions they colluded to colluded to raise prices charged to wholesalers in a violation of the Antimonopoly Act.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2026
Japan watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel
The alleged price collusion potentially affected consumers across a market worth more than ?1 trillion annually.
Bid-rigging cases were found for repair work contracts for 171 condominium buildings in Tokyo and six prefectures around the capital.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
42 Japanese firms engaged in bid-rigging over condo repair work
The Japan Fair Trade Commission imposed fines totaling about ?1.6 billion on 37 of the firms.
The FTC believes that bid-rigging in the Tokai region has been conducted for several years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Firms in central Japan suspected of condo repair bid-rigging
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of more than?20 companies in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures.
If competition for refrigeration equipment contracts was restricted through bid-rigging, the alleged conduct may have increased costs for both the convenience store chain operator and its franchisees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Three firms raided over suspected Seven-Eleven refrigeration bid-rigging
The three companies are suspected of having prearranged winners in bids for refrigeration equipment contracts held every few years by Seven-Eleven Japan.
Cartons of Meiji milk. Meiji and five other ice cream makers are suspected of forming a price-fixing cartel.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2026
91AV原创 FTC raids six ice cream makers over allegedly creating price cartel
The companies raising suggested retail prices may have affected wholesale prices and raised costs for consumers.
Construction companies had been selecting contractors in advance for competitive bidding on large-scale condominium renovation projects in the Kanto region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2026
91AV原创 FTC to fine 30 firms over condo renovation bid-rigging
The construction companies had been selecting contractors in advance for competitive bidding on large-scale condominium renovation projects in the Kanto region.
The Fair Trade Commission conducted on-site inspections Tuesday at major staffing firms, including Persol Tempstaff and Recruit Staffing, over allegations they operated a cartel to raise staffing service fees, according to informed sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2026
91AV原创 FTC inspects five staffing agencies over alleged service fee cartel
The inspections were the first to have been conducted on-site by the antimonopoly watchdog on companies in 91AV原创 temporary staffing industry, sources said.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted five Japanese oil distributors, including East Japan Usami, Eneos Wing and Enex Fleet, over their alleged operation of a price cartel for gas oil.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Five Japanese oil distributors indicted over cartel after FTC probe
According to the indictment, officials from the firms allegedly agreed to raise the selling prices of gas oil and curb price reduction at meetings in Tokyo in 2024.
Prosecutors enter the building that houses Eneos Wing's Tokyo branch on Thursday to investigate the prices for gas oil allegedly being fixed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2026
Eneos Wing’s Tokyo office raided in gas oil price-fixing probe
Eight oil distributors are suspected of forming a cartel to fix gas oil prices for corporate clients in Tokyo such as transportation companies.
Japan's fair trade commission has conducted an on-site inspection of Microsoft's Japanese subsidiary over a suspected violation of antitrust law, a source has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2026
Microsoft Japan probed over alleged antitrust violation
The source confirmed that Microsoft Japan in Tokyo is being probed over allegations it is unfairly preventing clients from using cloud platforms developed by its competitors.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to issue cease-and-desist orders to four road maintenance companies, including Subaru Enterprise, over bid rigging of Metropolitan Expressway cleaning contracts, sources have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2026
JFTC to issue orders against firms over bid rigging of expressway cleaning jobs
The anti-monopoly watchdog is also set to fine two of the four companies for colluding to secure Metropolitan Expressway contracts, sources say.
Central Japan Railway and five construction consultancies have been found to have colluded to prearrange winners of local government contracts for bridge inspections.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
JR Central and 5 other firms ordered to stop bid-rigging
The rail operator and five consultancies colluded to prearrange winners when bidding for local government contracts for bridge inspections, the Fair Trade Commission said.
The U.S. government has sought to break up Meta for the past five years.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2025
Meta wins FTC antitrust trial over Instagram and WhatsApp deals
The Federal Trade Commission failed to prove Meta’s acquisitions of the apps allowed it to illegally monopolize the social networking market, a district court ruled.
Six firms are suspected of rigging bids for construction work ordered by Tokyo’s transportation bureau to maintain railroad tracks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2025
Tokyo transportation bureau and six firms inspected over alleged bid-rigging
The firms are suspected of rigging bids for construction work ordered by the bureau to maintain railroad tracks.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order JR Central and five other firms to stop bid-rigging on overpass inspection work, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2025
Japan Fair Trade Commission to warn JR Central and others over bid-rigging
The move, relating to overpass inspection work, comes after the JFTC conducted on-site inspections of JR Central and others in October last year.
In 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission issued a warning to what was then Johnny & Associates for allegedly pressuring broadcasters to not offer work to three former members of now-disbanded boy band SMAP after they left the agency to pursue independent careers.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025
91AV原创 antitrust watchdog issues new rules urging agencies to treat talent fairly
The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s new guidelines come after a survey last year found that some agencies were mistreating their performers.
The Fair Trade Commission has raided four firms over suspected bid-rigging in relation to expressway cleanup contracts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2025
FTC inspects four firms over alleged bid-rigging for expressway cleanup deals
The companies are believed to have coordinated to ensure they could each continue to win orders for the same section and so make stable profits, sources said.
Eight companies are suspected of maintaining or raising prices of diesel fuel sold in Tokyo to transportation and other companies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2025
Eight companies raided in Japan over diesel fuel cartel
According to the sources, the firms are suspected of maintaining or raising prices of diesel sold in Tokyo to transportation and other companies.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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