The commission accuses Google of imposing binding conditions on Android smartphone manufacturers in Japan since at least July 2020. Specifically, it says Google made sure its online app store Google ...

Google hit with antitrust order in Japan over preinstalled Android apps Google has been ordered to end revenue-sharing deals that limit competition By Skye Jacobs April 16, 2025, 9:42 ...

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission ordered Alphabet Inc.’s Google to stop alleged abuse of its market power over local smartphone manufacturers, just ahead of high-stakes trade negotiations with ...

According to Japan's FTC, Google allegedly struck deals with at least six Android smartphone manufacturers that produce about 80% of Android’s in Japan to install Google Play and Google Chrome ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2025, regarding its order for Google LLC to stop unfairly pressuring smartphone makers to preinstall its search and ...

(RTTNews) - Google LLC, affiliated to Alphabet Inc., has received a Cease and Desist Order from Japan's competition Commission for its anticompetitive practices.

Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been banned in Japan after a court ruled they infringe on a South Korean patent related ...

Google's Pixel 7 series faces a ban in Japan after a court sided with Pantech, a South Korean firm, in a patent infringement ...

Japan orders Google to cease alleged antitrust violation. ... Google Play is so widely used that without it, "Android devices are basically unsellable", a government source told AFP in December.

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission ordered Google to stop alleged abuse of its market power over local smartphone manufacturers, just ahead of high-stakes trade negotiations with the US this week ...

Google Antitrust Japan: Japanese authorities have issued a cease-and-desist order to Google for allegedly violating national antitrust laws related to Android smartphone search functions. The ...