[In-Person] The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s Competition Policy on Digital and Green Transformation

Event Overview

CCCJ members are invited to join ACCJ/CCCJ luncheon to learn about the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s (JFTC) competition policies for digital and green transformations. Hear from the JFTC’s Secretary General, Tetsuya Fujimoto, along with two other JFTC officials who will discuss the exciting developments and achievements of the JFTC in these key areas. In 2023, the Japanese government renewed its commitment to promoting digital and green transformations in its “Grand Design and Action Plan for a New Form of Capitalism”. The JFTC supports these market shifts from the perspective of competition law and policy by developing a new regulatory framework for the digital market and revising the “Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Enterprises, etc. Toward the Realization of a Green Society Under the Antimonopoly Act”. Make sure you don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights form some of the JFTC’s key officials.

About Speakers

Tetsuya Fujimoto is secretary general of the General Secretariat at the JFTC. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1987, he joined the Ministry of Finance. He received a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore in 1991. He has held a number of key roles at the JFTC, including Director General of the Trade Practices Department, Senior Deputy Secretary General for Policy Management, Director General of the Investigation Bureau and Director General of the Economic Affairs Bureau. He assumed his current position in July 2023.

Kenta Suzuki joined the JFTC in 2003 and took up his position as senior planning officer in the Coordination Division in April 2023. He oversees JFTC’s initiatives related to sustainability matters including the “Green Guidelines” (Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Enterprises, etc. Toward the Realization of a Green Society Under the Antimonopoly Act).

Ryota Inaba joined the JFTC in 2005 and currently serves as director of JFTC’s Office of Policy Planning & Research for Digital Markets. He leads the JFTC’s Competition advocacy in digital markets, which includes a series of market studies on online platforms as well as policy proposals for a new regulatory framework to address competition issues in digital markets.

Event Details

Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Time: 12h00 to 13h30

Venue: White & Case Marunouchi Office (Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 26^th Floor, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Map)

Registration: ¥2,500 for CCCJ members

Meal: Sandwich box

Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Noon, Wednesday, March 6.

NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD

NOTE 2: Please note that, as with all guest presentations, the content and comments of the speakers reflect their own opinions and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the CCCJ or ACCJ.

NOTE 3: No refund if you cancel after the stated deadline. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.