Brussels, 17/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes met a Japanese delegation led by Kazuhiko Takeshima, Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, in Brussels on Friday 14 September. The high level meeting was held to discuss the latest developments in, and implementation of, the EU's and Japan's respective competition policies. The commissioner was informed of the developments of last year's Anti-monopoly Act in Japan and plans for future changes. The reform introduced inter alia a leniency policy in Japan, which has already brought results, as it has allowed the Japan Fair Trade Commissioner to uncover quite a number of cartels and bid-riggings. Kroes welcomed these developments. “As you know, I have made our enforcement activity against cartels a priority of my mandate as commissioner,” she said in a press release. Kroes and Takeshima also agreed that the close relationship between DG Competition and the Japan Fair Trade Commission should be further improved. (eh)