Amazon's Japanese arm became a subject of FTC investigations in 2016 and 2019 over its “marketplace” shopping site. The FTC ended both investigations after Amazon changed its policies and actions.
Amazon Japan has said it will collaborate with Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) after the watchdog conducted an on-site inspection related to suspected violations of anti-monopoly laws.
The Amazon logo is seen on Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 45 percent of self-employed delivery drivers working for the Japanese unit of ...
Amazon Japan has entered the “furusato nozei” (hometown tax) program’s intermediary business, just in time for the year-end rush of contributions. Some local governments are already ...
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has conducted a raid on Amazon over antitrust concerns. "There is a suspicion that Amazon Japan is forcing sellers to cut prices in an irrational way," an unnamed ...
Japan's antitrust watchdog conducted an on-site investigation of the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday for allegedly forcing retailers to cut prices of products sold on its online shopping ...
Amazon Japan said its offices have been raided by the country's fair trade regulator on suspicion of anti-trust violations. The online retailer is suspected of asking suppliers to shoulder costs ...