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Pre-launch preparations for Japan's new smartphone law vital to its success, competition chief says

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi ( July 9, 2024, 06:59 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s competition chief told MLex in an exclusive interview that the preparation in the coming months to implement Japan’s new smartphone competition law will be key to its success. In initial steps since the law’s enactment last month, the antitrust authority has started talks with Big Tech companies like Apple and Google, while Japanese lawmakers have called for arming the regulator with a larger, more qualified staff to take effective enforcement action global giants with deep pockets. In response, the head of the Japan Fair Trade Competition has taken the calls for a more robust agency as support for his plans to beef up the commission’s enforcement regime. Japan’s competition chief told MLex in an exclusive interview that the preparation in the coming months to implement Japan’s new smartphone competition law will be key to its success....

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