Nippon Meat subsidiary official says ordered beef scam

Nippon Meat subsidiary official says ordered beef scam

HIMEJI, Japan - Shunji Tanaka, chief of the marketing department of Nippon Food Inc.'s Himeji branch in Hyogo Prefecture, speaks to reporters Aug. 8. He admitted he ordered imported beef to be passed off as domestic to abuse a state-run beef buy-back scheme. (Kyodo)

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