Police raid ex-Katokichi exec over suspicion of document forgery

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Police agents enter the home of a former executive of major frozen food company Katokichi Co. in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, on suspicion of using falsified seals in documents of transactions between Katokichi Suisan Co., a Katokichi subsidiary, and the Osaka-based trading house T.Chatani & Co. Katokichi has allegedly been involved in so-called circular trading totaling more than 100 billion yen on fake invoices. (Kyodo)

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