Japan beer giants raided over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beverages

October 7, 2026 · 9:45 am 2 sources

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• Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel
  BBC News · October 7, 2026 09:45
  Asahi and Kirin confirmed their premises were searched by Japanese competition authorities.
• Japan beer giants raided over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beverages
  The Guardian · October 8, 2026 03:54
  Investigators probe Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo breweries – which together control more than 90% of Japan’s beer market Japanese authorities have raided the country’s four biggest breweries over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beer and other beverages – a practice media reports…