By Genta Nakanishi ( June 22, 2026, 04:31 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's competition watchdog and the Cabinet Office issued new guidelines on Monday for transactions in the film and anime industries, seeking to address concerns about unfair treatment of creators and clarify how rules on antitrust, transactions involving small- and medium-sized enterprises and freelance protection apply to contracting practices across the sector.Japan's competition watchdog and the Cabinet Office issued new guidelines on Monday for transactions in the film and anime industries, seeking to address concerns about unfair treatment of creators and clarify how rules on antitrust, transactions involving small- and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, and freelance protection apply to contracting practices across the sector....
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