(4)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

(4)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Okoso answers reporters after meeting farm minister Tsutomu Takebe following reports that a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan.

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