3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

KUWANA, Japan -Tatsuro Nakano, managing director of Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae, located in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, speaks on suspension of operations of his hotel at a press conference in Kuwana on Nov. 23. Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae is one of three hotels in Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka prefectures which have found that an architect at the center of an unfolding scandal involving dozens of defective buildings played a part in construction of their properties.

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

KUWANA, Japan -Photo taken on Nov. 23 shows Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae, located in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, whose operations have been suspended until safety is confirmed. It is one of three hotels in Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka prefectures which have found that an architect at the center of an unfolding scandal involving dozens of defective buildings played a part in construction of their properties.

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

KUWANA, Japan -Photo taken on Nov. 23 shows Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae, located in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, whose operations have been suspended until safety is confirmed. It is one of three hotels in Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka prefectures which have found that an architect at the center of an unfolding scandal involving dozens of defective buildings played a part in construction of their properties. (Kyodo)

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

3 hotels in Japan suspend business over building safety concerns

KUWANA, Japan -Tatsuro Nakano, managing director of Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae, located in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, speaks on suspension of operations of his hotel at a press conference in Kuwana on Nov. 23. Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae is one of three hotels in Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka prefectures which have found that an architect at the center of an unfolding scandal involving dozens of defective buildings played a part in construction of their properties. (Kyodo)