Japan Raids Microsoft Japan Over Microsoft Azure Antitrust

Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) raided the offices of Microsoft===Microsoft Japan as part of an investigation into whether the company improperly restricted customers of its Microsoft===Microsoft Azure cloud platform from using rival cloud services. The probe focuses on allegations that Microsoft limited access to popular services like Microsoft 365 apps on other cloud platforms, effectively favoring its own Microsoft===Microsoft Azure service. This action by the JFTC is part of a growing global trend of antitrust scrutiny against Microsoft, with regulators in Britain, Europe, the United States, and Brazil also examining the company's cloud computing practices. Microsoft===Microsoft Japan has stated it is fully cooperating with the JFTC's requests. The investigation highlights Japan's increased efforts to rein in monopolistic behavior by major tech companies, following previous actions against Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.