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JFTC unveils draft rules for upcoming smartphone-software competition law

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( May 16, 2025, 04:50 GMT | Insight) -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission has unveiled draft implementation rules for the upcoming smartphone-software competition law and opened them for public consultation. Modeled after the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Japan’s new digital regulation aims to foster contestable app stores, browsers and other mobile software markets, while maintaining a balance between promoting competition, ensuring cybersecurity, safeguarding privacy and engaging in close dialogue with both regulated parties and other stakeholders.The Japan Fair Trade Commission, or JFTC, has unveiled draft implementation rules for the upcoming smartphone-software competition law and opened them for public consultation....

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