How Japan uses industry-wide surveys to reshape subcontracting practices
By Genta Nakanishi ( July 14, 2026, 09:54 GMT | Comment) -- Industry-wide compliance surveys are becoming an important part of the Japan Fair Trade Commission's enforcement toolkit under the country's revised subcontracting law. The latest advertising industry survey suggests the regulator is using sector-wide reviews to encourage companies to improve subcontracting practices alongside traditional case-by-case enforcement. Industry-wide compliance surveys are becoming an important part of the Japan Fair Trade Commission's enforcement toolkit under the country's revised subcontracting law. The latest advertising industry survey suggests the regulator is using sector-wide reviews to improve subcontracting practices alongside traditional case-by-case enforcement....
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