(2)Senior Mitsui officials arrested in bid-rigging case

(2)Senior Mitsui officials arrested in bid-rigging case

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 25, 2002, shows a government-funded power generation facility on Russian-held Kunashiri Island. On July 3, prosecutors arrested senior officials of Mitsui & Co. for allegedly interfering in the bidding process for the facility.

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