Tokyo, October 15, 2025 — The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has launched a new Information Submission Form on mergers to enable the public to report information on deals that may affect competition, including transactions that fall below formal notification thresholds.
The new online form, available on the JFTC’s website, allows companies and individuals to submit information anonymously about transactions such as share acquisitions, mergers, or business transfers. The initiative is designed to support faster and more accurate merger reviews under Japan’s Antimonopoly Act by broadening the authority’s access to market intelligence.
The JFTC said it hopes the initiative will enhance its ability to detect and assess transactions that may escape traditional scrutiny but nonetheless pose risks to market competition.
While the JFTC already conducts case-specific consultations during ongoing merger reviews, this tool marks a proactive and open-ended channel for collecting relevant data on a wider basis. The authority said it particularly welcomes information about acquisitions of startups or firms with significant technologies that could influence domestic market competition.
Submissions can be made through the “Consultation, Reporting, Information Submission, and Procedures” section of the JFTC’s website. The authority emphasized that any information provided will be used exclusively for administrative purposes and that reporters’ identities will remain confidential unless they choose to be contacted for clarification.
Source: https://www.jftc.go.jp/en/about_jftc/index_3_251015.html
