12:06 PM EST, 02/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates to include a statement from a Microsoft ( MSFT ) spokesperson in the last paragraph.)

Microsoft's ( MSFT ) unit in Japan is facing a probe by the country's Fair Trade Commission over potential anti-competitive practices related to the company's Azure cloud platform, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

The source said the regulator is investigating whether Microsoft ( MSFT ) limited customers' use of other cloud services by having its software run only on the Azure platform.

A Microsoft ( MSFT ) spokesperson told MT Newswires that the company is "fully cooperating" with Japan Fair Trade Commission, while the JFTC did not immediately respond a request for a statement.

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