The is the
competition regulator
A competition regulator is the institution that oversees the functioning of the markets. And the Law in which it takes cognizance of situations having any type of impediments and distortions on the markets and correct them is the competition law ...
in Japan. It is a commission of the
Japanese government
The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary stat ...
responsible for regulating
economic competition
In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firmsThis article follows the general economic convention of referring to all actors as firms; examples in include individuals and brands or divisions within the same (legal) fir ...
, as well as enforcement of the
Antimonopoly Act. Headed by a chairman, the commission is commonly known as or .
Actions
On July 13, 2004, the commission asked
Microsoft
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to remove a clause which it thinks is hurting activities of Japanese companies getting licenses of
Microsoft Windows from Microsoft. Microsoft had previously faced another action from the JFTC when Japanese manufacturers were forced to include
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing software developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the name ''Multi-Tool Word'' for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms includi ...
on new systems instead of homegrown word processor software
Ichitaro.
Members of the Commission
Current members of the JFTC
See also
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Competition law
Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrus ...
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Competition policy
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Consumer protection
References
External links
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Cabinet Office (Japan)
Competition regulators
Government agencies of Japan
Regulation in Japan
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