The Japan Fair Trade Commission has recently ended its investigation into the proposed merger between Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. After considering remedies proposed by the two parties involved, the JFTC concluded that the merger would not substantially restrain any particular field of trade or competition. To read the entire press release, [...]

 
The JFTC has published a report concerning measures taken by procurement agencies to prevent procurement officials from being involved in bid rigging.

 
This brochure from the Japan Fair Trade Commission provides a basic overview of prohibited conduct under Japan’s Antimonopoly Act for the public. See the creative depictions of monopolization, refusal to deal, tying, and exclusive dealing among many other potential violations (including cartels and mergers). See a similar document in Japanese. Elsewhere, JFTC’s website portrays monopolization, [...]

 
Read about competition assessment of regulations in Japan in a speech titled “Controlling Anticompetitive Action by the State: The Role of Competition Advocacy/ Competition Assessment – Japan’s Experience” and an accompanying presentation.

 
Read a speech on “Cross-border merger control in Japan” given by JFTC Commissioner Akira Goto at the recent Global Forum on Competition.

 
Today, ICNBlog begins a series of postings to highlight a unique type of competition advocacy – explaining competition to children. Look for additional postings in the coming days.
DAY 1 – JAPAN
The Japan Fair Trade Commission brings antitrust education to the classroom, offering seminars and lectures to junior high school, high school and college classes. The programs [...]

 
Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies.
Chile
Russia
US DOJ
US FTC
EU
Nordic Cooperation
Japan
Canada
Brazil
Australia

 
Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies.
Chile
Russia
US DOJ
US FTC
EU
Nordic Cooperation
Japan
Canada
Brazil
Australia

Many agencies dedicate space on their homepage to the latest news and updates, here are a few samples:
Colombia
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Iceland
Japan
Korea
Lithuania
Pakistan
Singapore
Slovakia
Taiwan
Ukraine

 
The Turkish Competition Authority hosted the ninth Annual Conference of the ICN from April 27-29, 2010. Five hundred delegates, representing more than 80 competition agencies, and over 100 NGAs from the legal, business, consumer, and academic communities, and international organizations attended the conference. Working groups and participants addressed the successes of the ICN from the [...]