Yokohama condo found leaning due to shoddy workmanship

Photo taken Oct. 14, 2015, shows a condominium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. It has been reported the complex is leaning due to shoddy workmanship, prompting authorities to launch an investigation on suspicion the builder violated the building standards act. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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