Japanese prosecutors to expand maglev bid-rigging probe to medium-sized contractors

( January 22, 2018, 01:43 GMT | Insight) -- The Tokyo District Prosecutors Office will start questioning executives of medium-sized contractors as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected bid rigging involving a Japanese maglev project, the Yomiuri newspaper reports.The Tokyo District Prosecutors Office will start questioning executives of medium-sized contractors as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected bid rigging involving a Japanese maglev project, the Yomiuri newspaper reports. The office will seek help from 40 officials from other parts of Japan to expand the number of investigators to about 90, according to the newspaper. Tokyo prosecutors have been investigating the nation’s four major contractors — Obayashi Corp., Kajima Corp., Shimizu Corp., and Taisei Corp. — over the suspected violations....

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Japanese prosecutors to expand maglev bid-rigging probe to medium-sized contractors

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