Google Android search-service distribution order in Japan

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Japan’s Fair Trade Commission announced a cease-and-desist order involving Google’s arrangements concerning the distribution and pre-installation of search-related services on Android devices. The authority examined contractual and commercial conditions connecting mobile device manufacturers with Google’s services, and described competition concerns affecting rival search providers. In April 2025 it issued a corrective order under Japan’s antimonopoly regime. The notice sets out the authority’s position on the spec…