Japan and the United States formally signed an agreement on competition policy Thursday to enhance cooperation against cross-border anticompetitive activities in both countries, Japanese government officials said.
The pact, signed in Washington, is the first bilateral agreement of its kind that Japan has struck with another country.
Similar agreements have been made between the U.S. and the European Union, Canada and Israel, among others, as well as between countries that include Germany, France, Australia and New Zealand.