Japan’s antitrust watchdog to seek out Google violated regulation in search case, Nikkei experiences

(Reuters) -Japan’s competitors watchdog is predicted to seek out Google responsible of violating the nation’s antitrust regulation, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.

The Japan Honest Commerce Fee(JFTC) will quickly subject a stop and desist order asking Google to halt its monopolistic practices, the report added.

Google didn’t instantly reply to request for remark whereas the JFTC couldn’t be reached for remark.

The Japanese competitors watchdog began investigating Google for a attainable breach of antimonopoly legal guidelines in internet search providers final October, following comparable steps by authorities in Europe and different main economies.

Chrome is the world’s most generally used internet browser and is a pillar of Google’s enterprise, offering consumer info that helps the corporate goal adverts extra successfully and profitably.

Final month, the U.S. Division of Justice argued forward of a decide that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) owned Google should divest its Chrome browser and shouldn’t be allowed to re-enter the browser marketplace for 5 years in an effort to finish Google’s search monopoly.