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Japan: Antitrust comes to the classroom

By  |  March 2, 2014

Reports say the number of classrooms being taught about antitrust is climbing as Fair Trade Commission officials come to schools for the lessons.

Among those lessons is one regarding antimonopoly law and the basics of competition policy, taught to second-year students by members of the regulator. That lesson, say reports, includes a mock dawn raid.

Authorities and schools are reportedly looking to integrate the antitrust teachings to aid students in finding companies at which to work. The FTC first launched its educational efforts in 2002 with representatives teaching at junior high schools.

Full Content: Japan Times

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