Furuya ponders the JFTCs role in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape
Japan\u2019s top antitrust official, Kazuyuki Furuya, has a lot on his plate. The chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission is grappling with the role his agency can play as inflation soars and the country\u2019s population declines, amid concerns that large companies may be saddling smaller businesses with rising costs. To mark the publication of MLex\u2019s special report, based on an extended interview with Furuya, our Tokyo correspondents weigh up the issues confronting Japan and the qualities the JFTC chief is bringing to the regulatory table.