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On December 9, 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ( JFTC ) brought criminal accusations with regard to bid-rigging involving pharmaceutical products ordered by the Japan Community Healthcare Organization ( JCHO ). Three pharmaceutical wholesalers and seven individuals were indicted.
According to news media, on November 27, 2019, the JFTC conducted dawn raids against four pharmaceutical wholesalers Alfresa Corporation ( Alfresa ), Mediceo Corporation ( Mediceo ), Suzuken Co., Ltd. ( Suzuken ) and Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ( Toho ) on suspicion of bid-rigging involving pharmaceutical products ordered by the JCHO. The JCHO is an incorporated administrative agency established in 2014 that has 57 hospitals, 26 geriatric healthcare facilities and six nursing schools. It provides medical and nursing care all over Japan. The JFTC reportedly initiated its criminal investigation with suspicion that the four wholesalers agree