Enforcement record

Cease and Desist Order disclosure naming 株式会社電通グループ

株式会社電通グループ (Antimonopoly Act)

This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.

Antimonopoly ActJapan Fair Trade CommissionGovernment disclosure26 January 2024

Action type

Cease and Desist Order

Law

Antimonopoly Act

Authority

Japan Fair Trade Commission

Action date

26 January 2024

Current page: Enforcement record

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Source verification

Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Japan Fair Trade Commission
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: May 9, 2026, 09:07 PM JST

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Action summary

Company: 株式会社電通グループJapanese only
Original: 株式会社電通グループ
Governing law: Antimonopoly Act
独占禁止法
Action type: Cease and Desist Order
排除措置命令
Action date: 26 January 2024
Issuing authority: Japan Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会
Industry context: 広告代理店・マーケティング

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

Dentsu Group Inc., along with Cerespo, Hakuhodo, Tokyu Agency, Fuji Creative Corporation, Seem Two, and ADK Marketing Solutions, engaged in conduct to decide and secure planned contracts for specific test events and main tournaments from April 2, 2018, at the latest. Dentsu Inc. changed its trade name to Dentsu Inc. from Dentsu Succeeding Preparation Company on January 1, 2020, and through an absorption-type company split on the same day, it inherited all business operations related to the specific test events and main tournaments from Dentsu Group Inc. The Fair Trade Commission issued an order for corrective measures on January 26, 2024, under the Anti-Monopoly Act.

Show original Japanese text

電通グループ、セレスポ、博報堂、東急エージェンシー、フジクリエイティブコーポレーション、セイムトゥー、ＡＤＫマーケティング・ソリューションズの７社は、遅くとも平成３０年４月２日以降、特定テストイベント・本大会業務について、受注予定者を決定し、受注できるようにする行為を行っていた。

Compliance context

Medium-high

A formal order requiring corrective measures for conduct found by the competition authority.

Competition law covering private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and related conduct.

Review the conduct, affected market, and whether the relationship could expose your organization to competition-law risk.

This context is an operational aid for review workflows, not a credit opinion or legal conclusion.

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Original Japan Fair Trade Commission source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack

Extracted at: 2026-05-09T12:03:46.46+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-05-09T12:03:46.46+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-05-09T12:07:11.561536+00:00

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About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.