January 22, 2025
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Antimonopoly Act Class
Today, I would like to talk about the Antimonopoly Act Class, which is held by the JFTC.
The JFTC organizes Antimonopoly Act Class for junior high school, high school, university, and graduate students across Japan, who are expected to play key roles in future economic activities. For the Antimonopoly Act Class, the JFTC dispatches its officials as lecturers to schools that request the program, providing lessons to help students understand the significance and necessity of competition, the contents of the Antimonopoly Act, and the role of the JFTC.
To give you an overview of the class content, sessions for junior high and high school students are designed to help them understand the importance of competition through “simulation games.” Additionally, activities such as mock on-site inspections and mock interviews are conducted to spark interest in the work of the JFTC.
For university and graduate students, the Antimonopoly Act Class offers more specialized sessions, taking into accounts the intention of university professors. These sessions include examining key issues using case studies of Antimonopoly Act violations and exploring competition policy concepts based on the findings of market studies.
As of the end of December in fiscal year 2024, the Antimonopoly Act Class has been held at 63 junior high and high schools, and 122 universities and graduate schools. Participants have provided positive feedback, such as “I gained a deeper understanding of how the market economy works and competition among enterprises,” and “My interest in the activities of the JFTC has increased.”
The JFTC remains committed to promoting the Antimonopoly Act Class and is actively seeking requests for its implementation. Media representatives are encouraged to cover these sessions, as they are sometimes open to press coverage. We also hope that junior high and high school educators will learn about this initiative and incorporate it into their curricula as an engaging opportunity to understand the concepts of a market economy and the Antimonopoly Act.
If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat’s General Affairs Division or any of our Local Offices.
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