Comment: JFTC's disclosure of names of companies over passing-on of costs from suppliers jolts Japanese business community

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( January 31, 2023, 08:21 GMT | Comment) -- The Japanese competition regulator’s recent disclosure of the names of 13 companies that were reluctant to agree to pass along price increases from their smaller suppliers has sent shockwaves through the country’s business community. Business leaders responded by urging companies to improve fair treatment of suppliers. But below the surface, some of the companies have raised questions about the competition enforcer's due process in its new naming-and-shaming tactic, MLex has learned.The Japanese competition regulator’s recent disclosure of the names of 13 companies that were reluctant to agree to pass along price increases from their smaller suppliers has sent shockwaves through the country’s business community....

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Comment: JFTC's disclosure of names of companies over passing-on of costs from suppliers jolts Japanese business community

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