Kirk here with news that's old but should still be of interest if, like me, you missed it when it first came out:

2023-02-27 09:23 JST 2023

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Osaka-based Kansai Electric Power Co. is at the heart of the anti-competitive behavior. It had formed one-on-one cartels with Chugoku Electric, Chubu Electric and Kyushu Electric, according to the sources.
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Our electric bills here in Kumamoto (where we rely on Kyushu Electric) have probably been excessively high because of the collusion.

Trade watchdog to fine 3 electric utilities over cartel behavior | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The Fair Trade Commission notified three regional utilities that it plans to slap them with a surcharge of about 100 billion yen ($737 million) over suspicions they formed cartels that ended competition for lucrative corporate customers.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14783055?utm_id=97758_v0_ …

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