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Nagano petroleum association branch in Japan sanctioned for price fixing (update*)

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( November 26, 2025, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- The branch of a gasoline retailers’ association in Nagano prefecture on Wednesday was given a corrective order and 17 of its gas station operators were fined a total of 116.6 million yen ($746,000) for engaging in a cartel. In a rare case of a cartel organized by a business association, the Japan Fair Trade Commission issued a cease-and-desist order against the northern branch of the Nagano prefecture petroleum commercial association.The branch of a gasoline retailers’ association in Nagano prefecture on Wednesday was given a corrective order and 17 of its gas station operators were fined a total of 116.6 million yen ($746,000) for engaging in a cartel. In a rare case of a cartel organized by a business association, the Japanese competition enforcer issued a cease-and-desist order against the northern branch of the Nagano prefecture petroleum commercial association....

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