Interview with Kazuyuki Sugimoto

Japan's competition chief & Fair Trade Commission Chairman

December 2016

Gain insight into the policy agenda of Japan's competition chief. In this exclusive interview, Kazuyuki Sugimoto discusses: 

•  His goal to replace Japan's rigid antitrust fine system with a more flexible system, with incentives for companies under investigation to cooperate with the JFTC. 
• The challenges posed to competition policy by the rapidly expanding digital economy. 
• Antitrust issues related to the misuse of personal data.