Japan Raids Microsoft Japan Over Antitrust Concerns, Cloud Platform Allegations

• Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) raided Microsoft Japan over suspected antitrust law violations.
• The probe focuses on allegations that Microsoft unfairly prevents clients from using competitor cloud platforms.
• Microsoft's cloud computing server Azure and software services like Microsoft 365 are at the center of the investigation.
• The JFTC suspects Microsoft makes its software inaccessible on non-Azure cloud servers.
• This mirrors recent Japanese efforts to curb monopolies by tech giants, including Google and Amazon.