Kubota suspected of paying off racketeers

Kubota suspected of paying off racketeers

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka head office of Kubota Corp., a major Japanese farm machinery maker, is raided by police June 15 as the company is suspected of making 350 million yen in illegal payoffs to two ''sokaiya'' racketeers under the guise of rental fees for billboard advertising.

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