Japanese construction companies sanctioned over Kagawa bid-rigging cartel
By Genta Nakanishi ( June 25, 2026, 06:31 GMT | Insight) -- Twenty-nine construction companies in Japan's Kagawa Prefecture were found to have rigged bids for public works projects, with the Japan Fair Trade Commission ordering 27 companies to pay administrative penalties totaling 441.77 million yen ($2.7 million) and issuing cease-and-desist orders to 20 of them.Twenty-nine construction companies in Japan's Kagawa Prefecture were found to have rigged bids for public works projects, with the Japan Fair Trade Commission ordering 27 companies to pay administrative penalties totaling 441.77 million yen ($2.7 million) and issuing cease-and-desist orders to 20 of them....
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