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Japanese travel agencies Kinki Nippon Tourist, JTB among those raided on bid-rigging suspicions

By Toko Sekiguchi ( November 15, 2023, 06:18 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s top travel agencies Kinki Nippon Tourist, JTB and Tobu Top Tours were among five travel and tour agencies raided today by the antitrust regulator for suspected bid-rigging involving the transport of Covid-19 patients commissioned by Aomori city, in Japan’s northeastern Aomori Prefecture. The five travel agencies are suspected of having prearranged bids by Aomori over contracts to transport non-critical Covid patients to hospitals and quarantine facilities between April 2022 and March 2023.Japan’s top travel agencies Kinki Nippon Tourist, JTB and Tobu Top Tours were among five travel and tour agencies raided today by the antitrust regulator for suspected bid-rigging involving the transport of Covid-19 patients commissioned by Aomori city, in Japan’s northeastern Aomori Prefecture....

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