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Big Tech smartphone systems to be regulated by Japan's full range of antitrust enforcement tools

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( April 19, 2024, 08:27 GMT | Insight) -- As the Japanese cabinet is set to soon approve the competition agency’s new bill to regulate the likes of Apple and Google, which dominate smartphone operating systems, MLex has learned from a copy of the bill, which hasn't yet been published, that the Japan Fair Trade Commission will have a full range of enforcement tools, including provisions for interim measures when necessary.As the Japanese cabinet is set to soon approve the competition agency’s new bill to regulate the likes of Apple and Google, which dominate smartphone operating systems, MLex has learned from a copy of the bill, which hasn't yet been published, that the Japan Fair Trade Commission will have a full range of enforcement tools, including provisions for interim measures when necessary....

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