Gov't finds 27 suspected illegal bureaucrat job placement cases

Kozo Yamamoto (C), minister in charge of civil service reform, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 15, 2017, after the government confirmed 27 cases in which officials are suspected of having acted illegally to find jobs for retired or retiring bureaucrats. Yamamoto said, "We did not find any systematic (legal) violations" as previously seen at the education and science ministry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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