Japan raids beer giants over alleged price cartel
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TOKYO — Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers Wednesday over suspicions they colluded to hike beverage prices in a violation of anti-monopoly laws, a source familiar with the matter and the firms said.
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- 01Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers on Wednesday.
- 02The suspicion is collusion to hike beverage prices in violation of antitrust laws.
- 03The investigation concerns alleged violations of competition rules in the beverage sector.