Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case: report

Japan’s competition watchdog may find Google guilty of violating the country’s antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.

The report states that the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will soon issue a cease-and-desist order asking Google to stop its monopolistic practices.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment while the JFTC could not be reached for comment.

The Japanese competition watchdog began investigating Google last October for possible violations of anti-monopoly laws in web search services, following similar steps by authorities in Europe and other major economies.

Chrome is the world’s most widely used web browser and is a pillar of Google’s business, providing user information that helps the company target advertisements more effectively and profitably. .

Last month, the US Justice Department argued before a judge that Alphabet-owned Google should sell its Chrome browser and bar it from re-entering the browser market for five years in an effort to end Google’s search monopoly. Should not be allowed to happen.

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