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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,033 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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  1. Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA) – 0 % · 2 cases
  2. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, 経済産業省) – 0 % · 1 case

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  1. Consumer protection and online retail – 0 % · 2 cases
  2. Sanctions and export control – 0 % · 1 case

Who?

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  1. GEO Store Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゲオストア) – 0 % · 1 case
  2. Japanet Takata Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジャパネットたかた) – 0 % · 1 case
  3. アストレード株式会社 – 0 % · 1 case

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11 Jun 2026 GEO Store Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゲオストア)GEO Store: order over a sham deadline in a smartphone buy-back promotion JapanMisleading advertising and pricing Order

GEO Store advertised, among other channels on the official GEO account on X, for example from 12 May to 8 June 2025, a 10% bonus on buy-back prices for used smartphones and tablets that was said to apply only until a certain date. In fact, the same or higher bonuses were available afterwards; the investigation was conducted jointly with the Chubu office of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC, 公正取引委員会).

What organisations can take from it

Time-limited promotions must actually end – a deadline after which the offer continues unchanged creates artificial time pressure.

Relevance to training and awareness

Time-limited offers and artificial urgency

Authority / court
Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 7 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 2 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
11 Jun 2026
Sources

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12 Sep 2025 Japanet Takata Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジャパネットたかた)Japanet Takata: order over comparison with a future 'regular price' for osechi JapanMisleading advertising and pricing Order

From 8 October to 23 November 2024, Japanet Takata offered a two-tier New Year food box ('osechi' for 2025) in its online shop, stating that the 'Japanet regular price' of 29,980 JPY had been reduced by 10,000 JPY to 19,980 JPY, with the regular price presented as applying after the promotion ended. There was no reliable plan to sell at the higher price afterwards; the investigation was conducted jointly with the Kyushu office of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC, 公正取引委員会).

What organisations can take from it

Anyone advertising against a future price needs a robust sales plan at that price that is actually carried out.

Relevance to training and awareness

Reference prices and discount promotions

Authority / court
Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 7 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 2 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
12 Sep 2025
Sources

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9 May 2025 アストレード株式会社アストレード株式会社: one-year export ban after exports to Russia with a false destination JapanBreaches of sanctions and embargoes Order

Between 17 August 2022 and 5 June 2023, in 18 shipments, the company exported a total of 523 items whose export to Russia is restricted, including motorcycles and personal watercraft, to Russia without the minister’s approval, declaring South Korea as the final destination. Under Art. 53(2) and (3) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the company was barred from 16 May 2025 to 15 May 2026 from exporting any goods listed in Appended Table 2-3 of the Export Trade Control Order to any destination, including via third parties. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.

Relevance to training and awareness

End-use checks and circumvention of Russia sanctions

Authority / court
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, 経済産業省)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (外国為替及び外国貿易法) Art. 53 Abs. 2 und 3; Export Trade Control Order (輸出貿易管理令) Anhang 2-3
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not set out here.
Published
9 May 2025
Sources

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