Wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC "> Japan's < / a > government will at the earliest start of this month's investigation on apple and < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%B0%B7%E6%AD%8C "> Google < / a > Expand < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%8F%8D%E5%9E%84%E6%96%AD "> antitrust < / a > investigation. The survey focuses on how Apple and Google interact with Japan < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%BA "> smartphone < / a > manufacturers enter into a deal, including whether to force smartphone manufacturers to install their applications and services as a condition for providing the operating system < p > the Japanese government also suspects that the payment and settlement services using Google and Apple operating software prevent other companies from providing the same smartphone functions. The government suspects that this may have hindered innovation and had a different impact on business methods < p > < br / > < / P > < p > a government group composed of Japanese officials, industry insiders and external experts will start discussions this month. Apple IOS and Google Android Software account for more than 90% of the smartphone market in Japan, according to people familiar with the matter. The survey will include seeking information from Japanese smartphone manufacturers and executives from manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers < p > the team will also evaluate the business transactions between apple and Google in Japan and compare them with overseas cases to see if they are conducted in a fair way. If the investigation team finds any problems in the investigation, the government may strengthen anti-monopoly supervision In February, Japan passed a law requiring operators of app stores and online shopping centers to disclose transaction information. The law was extended in April to include companies with Internet advertising, such as Google. People familiar with the matter said the proposed tightening could be completed by next spring < p > in 2018, the European Commission fined Google more than $4.6 billion for forcing electronics manufacturers to install Android Software. The U.S. Department of justice also filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in 2020 on similar suspicion（ Small) < / P > < p > <-- EndFragment-->