https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-beer-giants-raided-over-alleged-price-fixing-cartelContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-beer-giants-raided-over-alleged-price-fixing-cartelhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-beer-giants-raided-over-alleged-price-fixing-cartel#u113481Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:02:02 +0000Japanese authorities raided the nation's four largest beer makers on October 7 over suspected collusion to coordinate wholesale prices for beer and other alcoholic beverages. The simultaneous compulsory searches by the Japan Fair Trade Commission targeted the Tokyo headquarters and other facilities of Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Suntory, and Sapporo Breweries. Together, these four companies account for almost the entire domestic beer market. Following the raids, shares of the beer makers fell as the rare cartel investigation opened the possibility of criminal charges under anti-monopo