Enforcement record
Recommendation disclosure naming YKK AP株式会社
This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.
Action type
Recommendation
Law
Subcontract Act
Authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Action date
10 March 2026
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 10, 2026, 03:04 AM JST
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Action summary
- Company
- YKK AP株式会社Japanese onlyOriginal: YKK AP株式会社
- Governing law
- Subcontract Act下請法
- Action type
- Recommendation勧告
- Action date
- 10 March 2026
- Issuing authority
- Japan Fair Trade Commission公正取引委員会
- Industry context
- 建材製造販売
Violation
Between November 2023 and March 2024, YKK AP Corporation engaged in subcontracting activities related to building materials and their components. The company entered into mold handling rules with some subcontractors regarding molds for products that had not been ordered in the previous year. Despite not placing orders for these products from February 1, 2024, to January 27, 2026, YKK AP stored a total of 4,997 molds free of charge for its own use.
Show original Japanese text
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
MediumA 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.
Open original sources and verification detailsOfficial URL, direct PDF, and Kiroku archive
- Extracted at
- 2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
- Evidence checked
- 2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
- Archive captured
- 2026-05-09T18:04:21.732446+00:00
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"generatedAt": "2026-09-16T10:38:19.872Z"
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"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."
]
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Language
日本語版を見る (Japanese)About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.