80 defense officials reprimanded for covering up bid rigging

80 defense officials reprimanded for covering up bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Kitahara, the chief of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 15 that the Defense Agency and his agency reprimanded some 80 high-ranking officials after an in-house investigative panel concluded that officials systematically and ingeniously concealed bid rigging for agency contracts for around 30 years to secure post-retirement jobs with contractors.

Okinawa gov. opposes relocation plan, makes counterproposal

Okinawa gov. opposes relocation plan, makes counterproposal

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets with Defense Facilities Administration Agency chief Iwao Kitahara (L) in Okinawa on May 4. Inamine reiterated his opposition to a plan to relocate a U.S. air station from Ginowan to the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, both in Okinawa, making a counterproposal to tentatively build a helipad on land at Camp Schwab.

Okinawa officials renew opposition to Futemma relocation plan

Okinawa officials renew opposition to Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Iwao Kitahara (L), chief of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, meets with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on March 4.

Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference which he called early Jan. 31 following the arrested the previous day of three officials of his agency on suspicion of leading bid rigging for projects ordered by the agency.

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara speaks with reporters following his meeting with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine at the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Oct. 31.

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara (L) and Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine are in talks at the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Oct. 31.

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara (L) meets Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine on Oct. 31 to explain the plans for realignment of U.S. forces in Japan agreed to by the Japanese and U.S. governments. Later, a senior Okinawa prefectural government official said that Inamine rejected the plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station within the prefecture.

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara speaks with reporters following his meeting with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine at the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

Okinawa officials renew opposition to Futemma relocation plan

Okinawa officials renew opposition to Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Iwao Kitahara (L), chief of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, meets with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on March 4. (Kyodo)

Okinawa gov. opposes relocation plan, makes counterproposal

Okinawa gov. opposes relocation plan, makes counterproposal

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets with Defense Facilities Administration Agency chief Iwao Kitahara (L) in Okinawa on May 4. Inamine reiterated his opposition to a plan to relocate a U.S. air station from Ginowan to the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, both in Okinawa, making a counterproposal to tentatively build a helipad on land at Camp Schwab. (Kyodo)

80 defense officials reprimanded for covering up bid rigging

80 defense officials reprimanded for covering up bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Kitahara, the chief of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 15 that the Defense Agency and his agency reprimanded some 80 high-ranking officials after an in-house investigative panel concluded that officials systematically and ingeniously concealed bid rigging for agency contracts for around 30 years to secure post-retirement jobs with contractors. (Kyodo)

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara (L) and Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine are in talks at the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

Inamine rejects Japan-U.S. Futemma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara (L) meets Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine on Oct. 31 to explain the plans for realignment of U.S. forces in Japan agreed to by the Japanese and U.S. governments. Later, a senior Okinawa prefectural government official said that Inamine rejected the plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

Senior defense official arrested over suspected bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Facilities Administration Agency Director General Iwao Kitahara bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference which he called early Jan. 31 following the arrested the previous day of three officials of his agency on suspicion of leading bid rigging for projects ordered by the agency. (Kyodo)