The Japanese fair trade commission (FTC) is currently raiding a number of Intel offices in the country as part of a nationwide investigation into cartels, sources tell the INQUIRER.
The raids are taking place, we understand, as part of a general investigation by the FTC into companies which may breach the rather stringent Japanese antimonopoly laws.
We'll have more on this when we verify it, but the FTC is currently holding a press conference in Japan on the reason for the raids.
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