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Comment: Japanese watchdog's moves to step up merger transparency points to real change

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( July 16, 2021, 07:36 GMT | Comment) -- Deals involving digital giants have prompted change in both substance and style for Japan’s competition regulator. The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s most recent report has revealed a growing readiness to investigate deals that fall below review thresholds when the watchdog has genuine concerns about so-called killer acquisitions. And its willingness to publish details of its merger reviews is shedding light on the methods employed by a hitherto publicity-shy agency.The continuing decline of Japan’s population is bringing with it a shrinkage in the size of domestic markets. Along with the Covid-19 pandemic, this may have contributed to the drastic decline in deals involving foreign companies that have been notified to Japan’s competition regulator....

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