
Japan Takes on Big Tech — The 2019 Drafting, the 2020 Transparency Act, and the 2024 Smartphone Act
Japan's 2019 antitrust drafting against Google, Amazon, Meta, and Apple became the 2020 Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms and the 2024 Smartphone Act (Mobile Software Competition Act) — the framework the EU DMA, UK DMCC, Australia, and South Korea then paralleled.










