By Sachiko Sakamaki ( July 2, 2026, 07:39 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's competition watchdog is preparing to update its merger review guidelines to address domestic concerns over market concentration while bringing its analytical framework closer to developments in the EU and other jurisdictions, a senior official told MLex. The draft guidelines are expected later in July and will recognize factors such as supply-chain resilience, stable procurement and environmental sustainability as potential merger efficiencies, Masanori Fukamachi, deputy secretary general for mergers and acquisitions at the Japan Fair Trade Commission, said.Japan's competition watchdog is preparing to update its merger review guidelines to address domestic concerns over market concentration while bringing its analytical framework closer to developments in the EU and other jurisdictions, a senior official told MLex....
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