Results of the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers’ Summit

G7 Competition Summit was held in Ottawa, Canada, hosted by the Competition Bureau Canada on October 2, 2025. The event was attended by the heads of competition authorities and policymakers from the G7 countries. From the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Chair Eiji CHATANI and other officials participated.
At the Summit, competition authorities and policymakers each held separate sessions, as well as a joint session involving both. The discussions focused on competition issues in the digital sector, in particular algorithmic pricing. The main points of discussion are as follows:
-Recent enforcement experiences and detection strategies about algorithmic pricing
-Emerging policy issues stemming from conduct in digital markets
-Recent consultations, market studies and advocacy efforts
-The potential impact of algorithmic pricing on competition policy and enforcement

In conjunction with the G7 Competition Summit, the competition authorities of the G7 jointly revised and published the Compendium of Approaches to Improving Competition in Digital Markets (see attachment) on the same day. The Compendium provides an overview of the activities undertaken by each competition authority to address competition issues in digital markets, and highlights common initiatives such as the following:
1. Recent enforcement cases, merger cases and advocacy efforts
2. Any steps to strengthen the capacity of competition authorities to more effectively address competition issues in the digital sector (e.g., forming a unit, recruitment of specialists, building new investigation tools, etc.)
3. Legislative and reform initiatives to enable more appropriate responses to digital competition issues

*This announcement is tentative translation. Please refer to the original text written in Japanese.
https://www.jftc.go.jp/houdou/pressrelease/2025/oct/251003_G7_result.html