The Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered Amazon Japan to pay ¥35 million in damages to a Japanese medical device seller, ruling that the platform’s failure to remove Chinese counterfeit products led to a loss in sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/crime-legal/amazon-compensation-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #amazonjapan #china #tryande #excelplan #ecommerce
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products

Presiding Judge Yuko Shintani deemed Amazon’s response to the issue to be “indicative of willful misconduct, or at the very least, gross negligence.”

The Japan Times