Japan: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

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On May 23rd, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") requested that the Public Prosecutors Office ("PPO") initiate criminal investigations of eight leading Japanese bridge construction companies, which the JFTC believes have committed bid-rigging in bridge constructions ordered by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.