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SenseNotSoCommon
O dang.
Cricky
Just 10?
Kobe White Bar Owner
I dont get these types of raids, is it just for show?
Nessie
Japanese construction: Profiting from other people's misery since forever
borscht
Really? I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked. But, since they are "willing to cooperate" I guess all will be forgiven. In the Olympic spirit, of course.
Disillusioned
Here's the token bid rigging bust that happens every five years or so. They'll be severely wrist slapped and be back at it within a few weeks.
gogogo
All Yakuza companies.... no one will be arrested, it will be "regrettable" and they'll think of another way to scam the system
Dan Lewis
Not sure that there would be any evidence. Why would you write anything like that down?? You meet, discuss what prices should be, who gets what job and then go make your bids accordingly. Small guys who don't get bids, get back money.
Someone suspects this is happening, a raid happens, but surprise! no evidence. Duh.
wtfjapan
Japans whole construction industry and many other sectors is based on high set prices and bid rigging, without it many of them would collapse bringing the economy down with them. Unfortunately many in the J gov are as corrupt as these companies so nothing will change. J consumer & tax payer will continually get screwed. "But its good quality" sorry that BS doesn't cut it anymore, only for the brainwashed
Narayanan Kidambi
Bid rigging is a like a pest rooted in all the Japanese industries. The construction ones lead the pack!!
since1981
Interesting timing. Just as a construction company is suing to receive 400 mil. in over due payments for Moritomo Gakuen.
Citizen2012
Suspected bid rigging need 2 sides in order to be sealed, who in the ministry got the bribe money to select them ? Because the article seems to explain that the construction companies decided themselves who will win...kind of weird.
NoSenSei
Bid Rigging, I thought this is how the world is working. Isn't it same in every other countries too. Big Companies have big brothers inside the government, brothers do favor each other. In every country there are like handful pf general contractors and remaining small companies swims inside the pool with water supplied by those big companies.