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Kyodo News faces corrective action for breach of Japan's freelance-worker law

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 25, 2026, 07:41 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s leading newswire Kyodo News on Wednesday received a recommendation for corrective action for breaching Japan’s freelance-worker protection law. The antitrust authority said the company failed to disclose contractual terms properly and did not make payments within statutory deadlines.Japan’s leading newswire Kyodo News on Wednesday received a recommendation for corrective action for breaching Japan’s freelance-worker protection law. The antitrust authority said the company failed to disclose contractual terms properly and did not make payments within statutory deadlines....

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