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Japan's new competition chief Chatani aims to promote digital competition, SME protection

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( May 22, 2025, 10:17 GMT | Insight) -- Eiji Chatani, the newly appointed Japanese competition chief, said today that he intends to continue his predecessor’s approach and pursue antitrust enforcement and advocacy in digital regulation. He also plans to regulate exploitative conduct toward small- and medium-size enterprises through the newly enacted subcontract law and other measures. Eiji Chatani, the newly appointed Japanese competition chief, said today he intends to continue his predecessor’s approach in pursuing antitrust enforcement and advocacy in digital regulation. He also plans to regulate exploitative conduct toward small- and medium-size enterprises, or SMEs, through the newly enacted subcontract law and other measures....

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