Ex-Kyoto racetrack chief suspected of taking bribes

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 20 shows the headquarters of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. The former head of JRA's Kyoto racetrack is suspected of taking 1.6 million yen in bribes from the former president of a firm that makes prepaid cards, investigative sources said Nov. 20. (Kyodo)

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