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. Operators unilaterally rejecting franchise holders' requests to review their business hours to cope with severe labor ...
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. The practice can be problematic in light of the anti-monopoly law, because it may reduce users' choice and ...
The Japan Fair Trade Commission believes the payment plans offered by KDDI and SoftBank Group may deprive customers of options to choose other carriers
