Japan: Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance entered into force
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Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance entered into force
On 18 December 2025, the Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones entered into force. The Act gives the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) the power to designate and regulate business operators providing “specific softwa…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, search service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2024-04-26
under deliberation
2024-05-23
under deliberation
2024-06-12
adopted
2024-06-19
in grace period