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Police arrest Huser chief over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Police on May 17 arrested Susumu Ojima (in a photo taken on Jan. 17, 2006), president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd., over an allegation he had sold units in a condominium building in Kanagawa Prefecture although he knew it was built using fabricated earthquake-resistance data.

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Police arrest Huser chief over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Susumu Ojima, president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd. who was arrested on suspicion of fraud, leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on May 17.

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Police question Huser president over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - A car supposed to carry Susumu Ojima, president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd., arrive at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on April 18. Police began questioning Ojima on suspicion that he sold units in a condominium building in Kanagawa Prefecture even though he had known it was built using fabricated quake-resistance data.

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Authorities inspect condo sold by Huser over faked quake-proof data

FUJISAWA, Japan - Officers from investigative authorities inspect a condominium in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture sold by Huser Ltd., a property developer at the center of a building structure-data fabrication scandal, with a view to establishing a case involving building standards law violations.

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Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)

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Condo buyers ask court to have Huser declared bankrupt

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 309 buyers of nine substandard condominiums (including the one in file photo taken in Nove,ber 2006), developed by Huser Ltd. filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 31 to have the developer declared bankrupt, in a bid to have its assets used for compensation.

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Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums.

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Buyers of condos with fake quake data call for state support

TOKYO, Japan - Katsutoshi Shimizu (R), a representative of buyers of condominiums developed by Huser Ltd. with fabricated quake-resistance data, speaks at a session of the House of Councillors Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on Jan. 19. Shimizu called on the government to extend support for reconstructing the defective buildings.

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Huser head admits to consulting with Abe's secretary over data scam

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., raises his hand before testifying under oath at the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives on Jan. 17. Ojima refused to testify on details of key points, saying thatdoing so could lead to his criminal prosecution.

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Huser head consulted with Abe's secretary over data scam

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., listens to his aide before testifying under oath at at the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives on Jan. 17. Ojima refused to testify on details of key points, saying thatdoing so could lead to his criminal prosecution.

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Huser head admits to consulting with Abe's secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., reads out his oath at a session of the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 17 before testifying.

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Investigators search Huser Ltd. over building scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators carry out documents and other items from the head office of Huser Ltd. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 20 after searching the office in connection with a quake-resistance data fabrication scandal.

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Police raid 117 locations over building scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers arrive at the head office of Huser Ltd. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 12 to search it in connection with a quake-resistance data fabrication scandal.

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Developers, inspectors deny quake data scandal involvement at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of building developer Huser Ltd., one of six key persons linked to widening revelations of earthquake-related building code fabrication, speaks at a session of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee as an unsown witness on Nov. 29. All the six denied they were aware of the alleged wrongdoing by architect Hidetsugu Aneha, who is at the center of the scandal.

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Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm head

MACHIDA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kosuke Ito speaks with reporters outside his residence in Machida, Tokyo, on Nov. 26. Ito, who served as chief of the former National Land Agency, admitted that he arranged a meeting between an official at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and the president of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer, two days before the ministry disclosed the firm had built buildings using falsified quake-resistance data.

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Gov't interviews condo developers over data falsification scam

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Kojima (L), president of Huser Ltd., sits in a branch office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Nov. 25 in Tokyo for questioning by ministry officials over condominiums built with false quake-resistance data. The interview was conducted after an architect acknowledged that he falsified structural data for at least 21 buildings in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures.

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Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums. (Kyodo)

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Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Police arrest Huser chief over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Susumu Ojima, president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd. who was arrested on suspicion of fraud, leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on May 17. (Kyodo)

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Police arrest Huser chief over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Police on May 17 arrested Susumu Ojima (in a photo taken on Jan. 17, 2006), president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd., over an allegation he had sold units in a condominium building in Kanagawa Prefecture although he knew it was built using fabricated earthquake-resistance data. (Kyodo)

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Police question Huser president over alleged building fraud

TOKYO, Japan - A car supposed to carry Susumu Ojima, president of failed condominium developer Huser Ltd., arrive at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on April 18. Police began questioning Ojima on suspicion that he sold units in a condominium building in Kanagawa Prefecture even though he had known it was built using fabricated quake-resistance data. (Kyodo)

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Ex-head of condo developer receives suspended prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima (file photo), 54, president of now-bankrupt Huser Ltd., was convicted by Tokyo District Court on March 25 and sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for defrauding home-buyers of about 400 million yen by selling condominium units with fabricated earthquake resistance data. (Kyodo)

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Authorities inspect condo sold by Huser over faked quake-proof d

FUJISAWA, Japan - Officers from investigative authorities inspect a condominium in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture sold by Huser Ltd., a property developer at the center of a building structure-data fabrication scandal, with a view to establishing a case involving building standards law violations. (Kyodo)

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Condo buyers ask court to have Huser declared bankrupt

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 309 buyers of nine substandard condominiums (including the one in file photo taken in Nove,ber 2006), developed by Huser Ltd. filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 31 to have the developer declared bankrupt, in a bid to have its assets used for compensation. (Kyodo)

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Investigators search Huser Ltd. over building scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators carry out documents and other items from the head office of Huser Ltd. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 20 after searching the office in connection with a quake-resistance data fabrication scandal. (Kyodo)

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Police raid 117 locations over building scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers arrive at the head office of Huser Ltd. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 12 to search it in connection with a quake-resistance data fabrication scandal. (Kyodo)

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Buyers of condos with fake quake data call for state support

TOKYO, Japan - Katsutoshi Shimizu (R), a representative of buyers of condominiums developed by Huser Ltd. with fabricated quake-resistance data, speaks at a session of the House of Councillors Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on Jan. 19. Shimizu called on the government to extend support for reconstructing the defective buildings. (Kyodo)

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Huser head consulted with Abe's secretary over data scam

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., listens to his aide before testifying under oath at at the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives on Jan. 17. Ojima refused to testify on details of key points, saying thatdoing so could lead to his criminal prosecution. (Kyodo)

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Huser head admits to consulting with Abe's secretary over data s

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., raises his hand before testifying under oath at the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives on Jan. 17. Ojima refused to testify on details of key points, saying thatdoing so could lead to his criminal prosecution. (Kyodo)

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Huser head admits to consulting with Abe's secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., reads out his oath at a session of the Committee of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 17 before testifying. (Kyodo)

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Developers, inspectors deny quake data scandal involvement at Di

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of building developer Huser Ltd., one of six key persons linked to widening revelations of earthquake-related building code fabrication, speaks at a session of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee as an unsown witness on Nov. 29. All the six denied they were aware of the alleged wrongdoing by architect Hidetsugu Aneha, who is at the center of the scandal. (Kyodo)

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Politician arranged meeting of gov't official, real estate firm

MACHIDA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kosuke Ito speaks with reporters outside his residence in Machida, Tokyo, on Nov. 26. Ito, who served as chief of the former National Land Agency, admitted that he arranged a meeting between an official at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and the president of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer, two days before the ministry disclosed the firm had built buildings using falsified quake-resistance data. (Kyodo)