TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site inspection of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating anti-monopoly laws, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.

The unit of Amazon.com Inc is suspected of inappropriately urging sellers to lower their prices on its e-commerce site, the Nikkei and other media reported, citing anonymous sources.

(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)