Prosecutors raid contractors over Ozawa fund scandal

Prosecutors raid contractors over Ozawa fund scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office raid the office of Yamazaki Construction Co. in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010, over a shady land purchase by the fund management body of ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa. The prosecutors searched the company, which was involved in subcontracts for a dam project in the city of Oshu in Ozawa's home turf of Iwate Prefecture, as part of efforts to clarify the flow of funds in connection with the land deal.

Prosecutors raid contractors over Ozawa fund scandal

Prosecutors raid contractors over Ozawa fund scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office raid the office of Yamazaki Construction Co. in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010, over a shady land purchase by the fund management body of ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa. The prosecutors searched the company, which was involved in subcontracts for a dam project in the city of Oshu in Ozawa's home turf of Iwate Prefecture, as part of efforts to clarify the flow of funds in connection with the land deal. (Kyodo)

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japan Pension Service chief Toichiro Mizushima bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. A Tokyo-based information processing firm assigned to process the personal data of around 5 million pensioners was found to have outsourced part of the task to a Chinese company in violation of a contract that prohibited subcontracts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japan Pension Service chief Toichiro Mizushima bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. A Tokyo-based information processing firm assigned to process the personal data of around 5 million pensioners was found to have outsourced part of the task to a Chinese company in violation of a contract that prohibited subcontracts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japan Pension Service chief Toichiro Mizushima takes questions from the press in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. A Tokyo-based information processing firm assigned to process the personal data of around 5 million pensioners was found to have outsourced part of the task to a Chinese company in violation of a contract that prohibited subcontracts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japanese pension data entry outsourced to Chinese firm

Japan Pension Service chief Toichiro Mizushima (L) speaks to the press in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. A Tokyo-based information processing firm assigned to process the personal data of around 5 million pensioners was found to have outsourced part of the task to a Chinese company in violation of a contract that prohibited subcontracts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo