Tag - fair-trade

 
 

FAIR TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2019
Sellers ask antitrust body to probe Rakuten's free shipping policy
Merchants on Rakuten Inc.'s online shopping mall have requested that the Fair Trade Commission investigate the e-commerce giant's planned free shipping policy, according to sources familiar with the move.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2019
Japan's Seven-Eleven and Lawson to discount foods close to expiration in bid to cut waste
The chains have until now been selling products at list price and had all but banned franchise owners from offering discounts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2019
Japan anti-trust watchdog may stop convenience chains from imposing 24-hour opening on franchises
The Fair Trade Commission is considering preventing convenience store operators from forcing franchise owners to run their outlets 24 hours a day, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2019
Rakuten, Booking.com and Expedia raided by Japan's antitrust watchdog over lodging price policy
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday raided the offices of Rakuten Inc. and two other online booking operators, alleging they hurt fair trade by requiring accommodation providers to offer their lowest prices on their platforms, according to a source close to the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2019
Japanese road builders to face record ¥60 billion fine for forming cartel to fix asphalt prices
The nation's antitrust watchdog will impose fines totaling nearly ¥60 billion ($536 million) on Maeda Road Construction Co. and seven other major road paving material companies for forming a cartel to raise the price of asphalt, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019
Ethiopian coffee farmers are betting on blockchain to make trade fairer and boost business
On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia's capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2018
KDDI to end four-year smartphone plan after watchdog flagged antitrust issue
Major mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. plans to stop offering four-year smartphone payment plans after a government watchdog said last month the contract poses antitrust problems, a source close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2018
Apple reviews iPhone contracts with Japan’s three major carriers after FTC raises antitrust concerns
The tech firm and its Japan arm have reviewed their delivery contracts after sources said the watchdog suspected they may have violated the country's competition regulations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018
Japan Fair Trade Commission calls for change to restrictive 4-year smartphone contracts
The Fair Trade Commission issued a call Thursday for a correction to the common practice by telecommunications firms of selling new smartphones on four-year installment payment contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Japan's antitrust watchdog agency may order corrective measures against carriers' 4-year smartphone plans
The Japan Fair Trade Commission believes the payment plans offered by KDDI and SoftBank Group may deprive customers of options to choose other carriers
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2018
Stroller-makers Combi and Aprica raided for alleged antitrust violation
The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday searched the headquarters of major stroller and baby product-makers Aprica Children's Products G.K. and Combi Corp. for allegedly violating antitrust regulations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2018
FTC files criminal complaint against four Tokyo-Osaka maglev contractors over alleged bid-rigging
The Fair Trade Commission on Friday filed a criminal complaint against four major contractors for their alleged involvement in bid-rigging over contracts related to a Tokyo-Osaka maglev train link.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018
FTC raids Amazon Japan over suspected antitrust violation
Japan's antitrust watchdog raided the office of Amazon.com Inc.'s unit in the country Thursday, for allegedly violating the antitrust law by having its suppliers shoulder part of the costs to cover discounts the retailer applied on goods.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2017
Antitrust watchdog panel report may pave way for smoother transfers of celebrities and athletes
A draft report by Japan's antitrust watchdog panel says excessive restrictions on artists in exclusive arrangements with entertainment agencies, and athletes, violate the antitrust law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2017
Airbnb's Japan unit denies violating antitrust laws after raid by FTC in October
Airbnb's Japan arm reveals it was raided by the Fair Trade Commission last month but denies any wrongdoing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2017
Major department store chains raided over alleged price-fixing cartel
The Fair Trade Commission has searched major department store chains mostly in western Japan on suspicion they formed a price cartel to inflate shipping charges for their products.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2017
Hyogo woman's quest for fair-trade coconut oil helps remote Indonesia island
A proposal by a Japanese woman to introduce a fair-trade policy for exporting coconut oil from a small Indonesian island has changed the lives of people there, prompting them to abandon blast fishing that destroys the surrounding ecosystem.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2017
FTC uncovers ties between farm ministry and suspected bid-riggers connected to 3/11 recovery
Former farm ministry officials were found to have landed jobs in firms suspected of involvement in bid-rigging cases connected to government soil cleaning projects in the disaster-hit Tohoku region, sources familiar with the matter say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2016
Regulator approves JX-TonenGeneral and Idemitsu-Showa Shell mergers
The Fair Trade Commission has approved the merger of Japan's largest oil refiner, JX Holdings Inc., and third-ranked TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2016
FTC reviewing whether no-resale LNG contracts are illegal
The Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether clauses in contracts for liquefied natural gas that restrict buyers from reselling the fuel violate the competition laws of the world's largest user of the super-chilled gas, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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