Fair Trade Commission (Japan)

Fair Trade Commission

公正取引委員会 Kōsei Torihiki Iinkai
Office building of Japanese Fair Trade Commission (Right)
Commission overview
Formed	July 1, 1947 (1947-07-01)
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Employees	924
Annual budget	\11,131,984,000 (FY2023)
Commission executives	Kazuyuki Furuya, Chairman Takashi Yamamoto, Commissioner Akiko Mimura, Commissioner Reiko Aoki, Commissioner Yasushi Yoshida, Commissioner
Parent Commission	Cabinet Office
Website	Fair Trade Commission (Japan) (in English)

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (公正取引委員会, Kōsei Torihiki Iinkai, JFTC) is the competition regulator in Japan. It is a commission of the Japanese government responsible for regulating economic competition, as well as enforcement of the Antimonopoly Act. Headed by a chairman, the commission is commonly known as Kōtori (公取) or Kōtorii (公取委).

Actions

On July 13, 2004, the commission asked Microsoft to remove a clause which it thinks is hurting activities of Japanese companies getting licenses of Microsoft Windows from Microsoft. Microsoft had previously faced another action from the JFTC when Japanese manufacturers were forced to include Microsoft Word on new systems instead of homegrown word processor software Ichitaro.

Members of the Commission

Current members of the JFTC

	Name	Term began
Chair	Kazuyuki Furuya	September 12, 2020
Commissioner	Takashi Yamamoto	April 1, 2014
	Akiko Mimura	February 26, 2016
	Reiko Aoki	November 21, 2016
	Yasushi Yoshida	July 1, 2022

See also

• Competition law
• Competition policy
• Consumer protection

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)