( September 28, 2026, 05:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Monday that the JFTC, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency will establish regional forums for information sharing and coordinated enforcement in the logistics sector under the revised Subcontract Act, or the SME Transactions Act, which took effect in January. The three agencies will also conduct joint patrols of shippers nationwide during an intensive monitoring campaign from October through November, with a launch event for the Hokuriku-Shinetsu region scheduled for Oct. 2 in Niigata, central Japan.Statements are attached (in Japanese)....
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