Ex-head of bill-collection agency held for fraud

Ex-head of bill-collection agency held for fraud

KATO, Japan - Takeyasu Tsuji (C), former chairman of the Nippon Jusei Hoken Kiko bill-collection agency, leaves his house in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 25 for voluntary police questioning. He was later arrested on suspicion of fraud for allegedly swindling about 200 million yen from the company's business partner. (Kyodo)

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