Amazon's Japanese headquarters raided by nation's regulator
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#3J889)
JFTC investigating firm over antitrust allegations that it demanded fees from suppliers for discounting products
Amazon's Japanese headquarters in Tokyo have been raided by the country's fair trade watchdog on suspicion of violation of antitrust regulations.
The Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) said on Thursday that Amazon Japan was being investigated after allegations that the company improperly asked suppliers to shoulder part of the costs of discounting their products on the retail site. Amazon Japan said Thursday that it was "fully cooperating" with JFTC, but declined to comment on the details of the allegations.
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