Prosecutors raid Hazama, Wakayama gov't office over bid-rigging

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshiki Kimura speaks with reporters on Sept. 20 after prosecutors raided his office and the Osaka branch of construction company Hazama Corp. in search of evidence on suspected rigging of bids for orders for a tunnel construction project from the local government.

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