Police raid Yamaha Motor over chopper export to China

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Toyoo Otsubo (L), a Yamaha Motor Co. executive, speaks during a news conference at the company's head office in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 23 after police raided the headquarters and other places to search for evidence on suspicion that the company illegally exported an unmanned helicopter to China.

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IWATA, Japan - Takashi Kajikawa (front), president of Yamaha Motor Co., bows in apology during a press conference Feb. 23 at the company's head office in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, after one executive and two other employees were arrested on suspicion of attempting to export without authorization an unmanned helicopter to China that could be converted to military use.

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