Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Takayoshi Kawano, technical councilor at the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, enters the Tokyo Detention House on Jan. 30. Kawano and two others were arrested on suspicion of leading bid rigging for projects ordered by the agency. (Kyodo)

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