japantoday > business FTC warns Yonex over sales pressure on badminton shuttles Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 04:25 JST TOKYO — The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday warned Yonex Co, a major sporting goods manufacturer, against pressuring retailers and organizers of sporting events not to deal in imported badminton shuttles, the FTC said. The FTC told Tokyo-based Yonex to halt exerting inappropriate pressure that goes against the Antimonopoly Law. (Kyodo News)