Antitrust Antitrust

Amid inflation worries elsewhere, Japan's competition watchdog takes on unusual role to assist price increases

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi
  • 11 Nov 2022 04:36
  • 11 Nov 2022 04:36
As the global economy struggles to cope with the worst inflation in a generation, competition enforcers the world over are vigilantly on the lookout for price cartels taking advantage of rapidly rising prices. The Japan Fair Trade Commission, however, is taking on a very different mission — helping smaller companies pass

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Sachiko Sakamaki

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Sachiko covers antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, as well as patent disputes related to connected cars. She has an undergraduate degree from Waseda University in Tokyo and a master's degree in communications from United States International (now Alliant International) University in California. She previously worked as a journalist for Time magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Bloomberg News, and the Washington Post in Japan.

Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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