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Japanese companies improve cost pass-through, but issues persist, JFTC says

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( December 15, 2025, 08:37 GMT | Insight) -- More Japanese companies have begun accepting higher procurement prices from their suppliers to reflect rising energy, material and labor costs, according to the results of a survey by the country's competition regulator. But further progress is needed to prevent exploitative pricing toward smaller suppliers — especially in transactions involving third-tier, fourth-tier and deeper levels of supply chains — according to the Japan Fair Trade Commission. In the latest survey on companies’ cost pass-through, disclosed on Monday, the regulator identified persistent issues as well as some progress.More Japanese companies have begun accepting higher procurement prices from their suppliers to reflect rising energy, material and labor costs, according to the results of a survey by the country's competition regulator....

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