Microsoft Japan faces antitrust probe over cloud practices
By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 25, 2026, 09:36 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft saw its Tokyo headquarters raided by Japanese antitrust investigators on Wednesday as part of a probe into a potential antitrust violation related to its Azure cloud computing service, MLex has confirmed. Its US parent company is also understood to be under investigation.Microsoft saw its Tokyo headquarters raided by Japanese antitrust investigators on Wednesday as part of a probe into a potential antitrust violation related to its Azure cloud computing service, MLex has confirmed. Its US parent company is also understood to be under investigation....
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