6 companies ordered to prevent recurrence of "No. 1 in satisfaction" advertisement without objective substantiation.
The Consumer Affairs Agency has ruled that advertising claims such as 'No.1 in satisfaction' violates the Act on Unjust Representations. A total of six companies, including major housing manufacturers, were ordered to take measures to prevented recurrence by February 29th. The companies that received the measures orders include ``Xcom Global,'' which is headquartered in Tokyo and provides the mobile router rental service.