A proposed amendment to the Antimonopoly Law was submitted to the Diet on Oct. 15 -- as promised by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
However, the proposal does not represent a fundamental overhaul of the law.
The business community wants to see the dual imposition of surcharges and criminal penalties scrapped. We also would like a review of the Fair Trade Commission's investigation and hearing procedures.
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