The Japanese State Commission for Fair Trade (JFTC) issued the official order of Google with a demand to eliminate violations of antimonopoly legislation.
In particular, the American corporation demanded to stop “abuse” with the dominant position in the market in relation to local telephone manufacturers.
JFTC revealed that the Google Play supplier forces local smartphone manufacturers to provide priority to their applications and services on devices.
According to the investigation, some manufacturers using the Android operating system required “to install the Google Play Store application, including Chrome”. Such manufacturers were promised to “share part of advertising income” in exchange for refusing to pre -install applications of competing companies on devices.
The commission demanded that Google stop the “antitrust practice” in relation to local manufacturers.
The resolution says that the company with the head office in California violated Article 19 of the Antimonopoly Law regarding “unfair trading practices.”
The decision coincided with the period when the Japanese government is looking for opportunities for negotiations on the “mirror duties” introduced by US President Donald Trump. It is expected that the Minister of Economic Restoration of Japan, Roysey, Akazov, during a visit to the United States this week, will ask for exemption from duties for his country.