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The Japan Times on 2019-04-10 11:13

Rakuten, Booking.com and Expedia raided by Japan’s antitrust watchdog over lodging price policy

Japan's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday raided the offices of Rakuten Inc. and two other online booking operators, alleging they hurt fair trade by requiri

Shinzo Abe

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