Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the country's antitrust law, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.The watchdog suspects that Google has unfairly pressured smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its search app, the sources added.The Japan Fair Trade Commission determined that Google, which holds a dominant share of the online search market, has unfairly hindered competition, according to the sources.The watchdog has already notified the company of possible disciplinary measures and will decide on them after hearing its response,…READ FULL ARTICLE
