Fair Trade Commission (Japan)
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| 公正取引委員会 Kōsei Torihiki Iinkai | |
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 Office building of Japanese Fair Trade Commission (Right) | |
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| Formed | July 1, 1947 |
| Jurisdiction |  Japan |
| Headquarters | 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | 924 |
| Annual budget | \11,131,984,000 (FY2023) |
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| Parent Commission | Cabinet Office |
| Website | Fair Trade Commission (Japan) (in English) |
The Japan Fair Trade Commission' (Kōsei Torihiki Iinkai (公正取引委員会, FTC) is the competition regulator in Japan. It is a commission of the Japanese government responsible for regulating economic competition, as well as enforcement of the Antimonopoly Act. Headed by a chairman, the commission is commonly known as Kōtori (公取) or Kōtorii (公取委).
Notable activities
[edit]On July 13, 2004, the commission asked Microsoft to remove a clause which it thinks is hurting activities of Japanese companies getting licenses of Microsoft Windows from Microsoft. Microsoft had previously faced another action from the JFTC when Japanese manufacturers were forced to include Microsoft Word on new systems instead of homegrown word processor software Ichitaro.[1]
In March 2024, the JFTC accused Nissan of violating the Subcontractor Act by underpaying dozens of suppliers by some 3 billion yen ($20.26 million).[2]
In November 2024, the commission reportedly raided Amazon Japan's corporate offices as part of an investigation into potential violations of the Antimonopoly Act.[3]
Members of the Commission
[edit]Current members of the JFTC
[edit]| Name[4] | Term began | |
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| Chair | Kazuyuki Furuya | September 12, 2020 |
| Commissioner | Takashi Yamamoto | April 1, 2014 |
| Akiko Mimura | February 26, 2016 | |
| Reiko Aoki | November 21, 2016 | |
| Yasushi Yoshida | July 1, 2022 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "公正取引委員会、マイクロソフトへの勧告内容をPDFファイルで公開". Impress PC watch. 1998-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ Leussink, Daniel (2024-03-07). "Japan's fair trade watchdog says Nissan underpaid subcontractors". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Park, Kate (2024-11-26). "Amazon Japan raided by anti-monopoly authorities". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "List of Members of the Commission and Executives of the General Secretariat". Japan Fair Trade Commission. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
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