Japan's antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case: Report

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Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday (Dec 22), citing sources. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will soon issue a cease and desist order asking Google to halt its monopolistic practices, the report added. Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment while the JFTC could not be reached for comment. The Japanese competition watchdog started investigating Google for a possible