The JFTC published the “Interim Report Regarding Digital Advertising” (“Interim Report”) on April 28, 2020 based on the market research (“Research”) conducted by the JFTC. The Research was conducted in accordance with the...more
The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") issued "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc."...more
Big Tech as well as other global companies will likely have to modify their business models -
Japan’s growing e-Commerce market continues to benefit both businesses, which are able to reach more customers and reduce...more
9/16/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisitions ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
B2C ,
Competition ,
Digital Platforms ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Public Comment
On August 29, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published a draft of new "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that...more
9/3/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Violations ,
B2C ,
Bargaining Power ,
Data Collection ,
Digital Platforms ,
Failure to Notify ,
Guidance Update ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Personal Information ,
Public Comment ,
Targeted Digital Advertising