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Japan regulator will improve antitrust probes in digital sector by strengthening information gathering (update*)

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi ( June 16, 2022, 04:56 GMT | Insight) -- To conduct more effective antitrust investigations and merger reviews in the digital sector, the Japan Fair Trade Commission announced today that it will increase information-gathering efforts, but will do so using its existing tools. When necessary, the watchdog will disclose the launch of new probes at an earlier stage to collect information from the general public, and will call for comments on proposed mergers before entering into in-depth reviews. The watchdog will also increase the coordination between advocacy and enforcement, in the form of market surveys and antitrust investigations.To conduct more effective antitrust investigations and merger reviews in the digital sector, the Japanese competition watchdog announced today that it will increase information-gathering efforts. The regulator will start disclosing, when necessary, the launch of new probes at an earlier stage to collect information from the general public, and will call for comments on proposed mergers before entering into in-depth reviews....

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