By Sachiko Sakamaki ( September 28, 2026, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- Japanese architectural consulting firms Renosys and Sho-Sekkei Group, along with 40 contractors, violated the Antimonopoly Act by rigging bids for large-scale condominium repairs in the greater Tokyo area, Japan’s competition watchdog said Monday. The Japan Fair Trade Commission fined 37 of the contractors a total of 1.6 billion yen ($10.4 million). The projects were commissioned by condominium owners’ associations and paid for by individual owners. The JFTC said this was its first bid-rigging case involving such privately funded work.Japanese architectural consulting firms Renosys and Sho-Sekkei Group, along with 40 contractors, violated the Antimonopoly Act by rigging bids for large-scale condominium repairs in the greater Tokyo area, Japan’s competition watchdog said Monday. The Japan Fair Trade Commission, or JFTC, fined 37 of the contractors a total of 1.6 billion yen ($10.4 million). The projects were commissioned by condominium owners’ associations and paid for by individual owners. The JFTC said this was its first bid-rigging case involving such privately funded work....
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