The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections at a total of nine companies, including construction firms affiliated with the Japan Railways Group, on suspicion of violating ...
Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks for a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, Jiji ...
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has raided nine railway-linked construction firms on suspicion of repeatedly rigging bids for ...
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The Fair Trade Commission on May 19 searched nine railway construction companies and a government agency over allegations ...
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A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation. The ...
TOKYO - A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on April 27, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the ...
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