The Study on "the Activity of Corporations having Market Dominant Position and the Role of Law" in the globalizing, information-oriented society

近三年来，我们一直在继续研究反垄断法对具有市场支配地位的公司的适用。为了达到本研究的目的，我们对几个行业的市场结构，特别是电力行业的市场结构，以及企业在这种市场结构下的行为进行了持续的研究。通过这些分析，我们试图通过反垄断法和其他产业法(针对特定行业的法案)的最佳组合，找到将有效竞争引入这些行业的最合适的方式。为了达到这一目的，有必要继续研究，了解国外在同一问题上的情况。在美国，我们举行了联邦能源监管委员会(FERC)、联邦贸易委员会(Federal Trade Commission)以及美国司法部(DoJ)反垄断司的听证会，通过听证会可以很好地了解这些当局的活动，包括对并购和反消费者行为的观察。至于德国，我们可以了解到最近能源法的适用情况和相关法律的修订运动。在日本方面，我们已经听取了最近进入这一领域的电力行业公司以及日本票价交易委员会的一些听证会，该委员会计划修改反垄断法，引入关于市场支配企业的新条款。通过上述研究，我们可以得出一些以前并不明显的结论，可以为这一学术领域的研究发展做出贡献。

We have continued the study on application of antitrust law to corporations having market dominant position for last three years. For the purpose of this study, we have made a continuous work to understand the market structures of several industries, especially that of power industry, and the behavior of the corporations under such market structures. Through those analysis, we have tried to find the most suitable way introducing workable competition into those industries by means of the best mix of laws including antitrust law, and other industrial laws(acts for specific sectors).To accomplish this purpose, it was necessary to continue the research for knowing situations on the same issue in some foreign countries. As to U.S.A., we have conducted hearings from FERC(Federal Energy Regulation Commission), Federal Trade Commission and also DOJ Antitrust Division, by which we could know well the activity of those authorities including the observation of M&A and anti-consumer conducts. As to Germany, we could have knowledge about the resent application of Energy Law and a movement to revision of the related laws. As to Japan, we have made some hearings from companies in power industry who entered this field recently and also from Japan Fare Trade Commission which had a plan for revising the antitrust law introducing the new provisions concerning a market dominant corporation.Through the studies mentioned above, we could reach conclusions which were not previously obvious and can contribute the development of the research in this academic field.