The Fair Trade Commission said Friday it has asked a court to halt Rakuten Inc.’s plan to make retailers on its online marketplace shoulder the cost of free shipping amid complaints about the policy.
The antitrust watchdog submitted the request to the Tokyo District Court after opening an investigation last month into whether the e-commerce giant was breaking the antimonopoly law by abusing its dominant position over smaller online merchants that depend on its platform.
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