Possible Recommendation against YKKAP

YKK AP株式会社 (Subcontract Act)
Subcontract ActJapan Fair Trade CommissionPossible entity match10 March 2024
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Action summary

Company
YKKAPJapanese original
Original: YKK AP株式会社
Entity match
Possible entity match60/100Machine extracted
Company name extracted from the Japanese public disclosure
Governing law
Subcontract Act
下請法
Action type
Recommendation
勧告
Action date
10 March 2024
Issuing authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会

Violation

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YKKAPは、金型等①に関し、下請事業者①のうち一部の事業者との間で、前年度に発注がなかった本件製品等①に係る金型等①について廃棄の可否等を通知する旨定める金型取扱細則を取り交わし、遅くとも令和6年2月1日から令和8年1月27日までの間、金型等①を用いて製造する本件製品等①の発注を長期間行わないにもかかわらず、合計4,997型の金型等①を自己のために無償で保管させた。

Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a recommendation or formal request for corrective action.

Subcontracting law governing unfair treatment of subcontractors by main contractors.

Review the facts and follow-up status. This is usually less severe than a suspension or revocation, but still a public enforcement signal.

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

Evidence pack

Original Japan Fair Trade Commission announcement (Japanese)Archived source snapshot
Extracted at
2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
Evidence checked
2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
Archive captured
2026-05-09T18:03:51.27+00:00
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{
  "record": {
    "id": "af5c8a14-a465-441f-9c61-0910944d64d9",
    "url": "https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/shitaukeho-ykkap-20240310",
    "company_name_original": "YKK AP株式会社",
    "company_name_registry": "YKKAP",
    "corporate_number": null,
    "law": {
      "ja": "下請法",
      "en": "Subcontract Act"
    },
    "action_type": {
      "ja": "勧告",
      "en": "Recommendation"
    },
    "authority": {
      "ja": "公正取引委員会",
      "en": "Japan Fair Trade Commission"
    }
  },
  "entity_match": {
    "status": "possible",
    "confidence": 60,
    "method": "extracted_japanese_name",
    "method_label": "Company name extracted from the Japanese public disclosure",
    "notes": null
  },
  "review": {
    "status": "unreviewed",
    "label": "Machine extracted"
  },
  "compliance_context": {
    "severity": "Medium",
    "actionMeaning": "A regulator issued a recommendation or formal request for corrective action.",
    "practicalNote": "Review the facts and follow-up status. This is usually less severe than a suspension or revocation, but still a public enforcement signal.",
    "lawContext": "Subcontracting law governing unfair treatment of subcontractors by main contractors."
  },
  "evidence": {
    "recordUrl": "https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/shitaukeho-ykkap-20240310",
    "officialSourceUrl": "https://www.jftc.go.jp/houdou/pressrelease/2026/mar/260310_ykkap.html",
    "archiveUrl": "https://kiroku.today/view/790abdc65cynknou",
    "archiveCapturedAt": "2026-05-09T18:03:51.27+00:00",
    "extractedAt": "2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00",
    "translatedAt": null,
    "evidenceCheckedAt": "2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00",
    "generatedAt": "2026-05-20T05:41:54.316Z"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "RegBase aggregates public Japanese government disclosures and does not provide a credit opinion.",
    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
    "Possible or unresolved entity matches should be manually verified before use in a decision."
  ]
}

The original Japanese disclosure is the authoritative record. Use possible or unresolved matches only as leads for manual review.

Company info

English name
YKKAP Japanese original
Japanese name
YKKAP
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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.