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Eight Japanese gasoline retailers raided by prosecutors, JFTC in cartel probe

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( March 4, 2026, 03:00 GMT | Insight) -- Eight Japanese gasoline retailers were searched on Wednesday by Tokyo prosecutors and Japan’s antitrust watchdog in a criminal investigation into a suspected cartel involving diesel-fuel sales to corporate customers in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The companies targeted in the raids by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Japan Fair Trade Commission included Eneos Wing, Enexfleet and a subsidiary of Usami Koyu. Eight Japanese gasoline retailers were searched on Wednesday by Tokyo prosecutors and Japan’s antitrust watchdog in a criminal investigation into a suspected cartel involving diesel-fuel sales to corporate customers in the Tokyo metropolitan area, local media reported....

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