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Japan's new crime-fighting JFTC commissioner brings a discerning eye to antitrust enforcement

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi ( September 16, 2022, 07:17 GMT | Insight) -- Yasushi Yoshida, the Japan Fair Trade Commission most recently appointed commissioner, brings real crime-busting clout to the position, with experience in handling bid-rigging and cartel cases as a public prosecutor. But what separates Yasushi Yoshida from previous ex-prosecutor appointments to Japan’s antitrust agency is his background with the special investigation unit of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office — the much-feared team that goes after powerful lawmakers and industrial leaders suspected of criminal conduct.The Japan Fair Trade Commission recently welcomed its newest commissioner: a former public prosecutor with a wealth of experience handling criminal bid-rigging and cartel cases....

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