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Japan's Fair Trade Commission Raids Microsoft Japan Offices

2/25/2026

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Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on February 25, 2026, amid a probe.
The commission suspects Microsoft Japan of restricting rival cloud services by imposing unfavorable conditions and higher fees.
Investigators examine whether Microsoft used Windows Server dominance to steer clients toward Azure.
The probe follows similar actions by regulators in the United Kingdom, European Union, and United States.
Microsoft Japan says it is cooperating with commission's requests.

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Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on February 25, 2026, amid a probe.
The commission suspects Microsoft Japan of restricting rival cloud services by imposing unfavorable conditions and higher fees.
Investigators examine whether Microsoft used Windows Server dominance to steer clients toward Azure.
The probe follows similar actions by regulators in the United Kingdom, European Union, and United States.
Microsoft Japan says it is cooperating with commission's requests.