FTC senior official Fukamachi

FTC senior official Fukamachi

TOKYO, Japan - Masanori Fukamachi, senior officer for mergers and acquisitions at the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. The antimonopoly watchdog announced the same day that it has conditionally approved the planned merger between Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., paving the way for the creation of the world's second-largest steelmaker by output.

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