On the morning of the 14th, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) launched on-site inspections of three manufacturers suspected of repeatedly engaging in bid rigging regarding tenders for frozen and refrigerated equipment ordered by Seven-Eleven Japan. The three companies subject to the inspections are Fuji Electric (Tokyo), Nakano Refrigeration (Tokyo), and SDRS (Gunma), under suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act (unjust restraint of trade).