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BIDDING

JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2017
Major contractor eyes plea bargain system as route to evade criminal prosecution
Major Japanese construction company Obayashi Corp., which is at the heart of a scandal over collusion in bidding for a maglev train link project, has decided to take a rare and pre-emptive step: Come clean about its role, and possibly evade criminal prosecution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2017
Puerto Rico governor wants to cancel shady $300 million Whitefish energy contract
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló wants to cancel a tiny Montana company's $300 million contract to restore power to the storm-hit U.S. territory and expects help from the governors of Florida and New York, his office said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2016
Tokyo Olympics bid chief says he knew 'nothing' of $2 million payment to Singaporean firm
The head of Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid team on Thursday said he knew nothing about a multimillion-dollar payment made to a Singaporean firm linked to a disgraced athletics official despite being tasked with overseeing other consulting contracts.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Feb 16, 2014
Lack of bids threatens to keep Fukushima evacuees in temporary lodgings
Plans to build new public apartments for the nuclear refugees in Fukushima Prefecture are stalling because the prefectural government is struggling to attract bids from contractors.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2013
Contractors shunning low-paying work renovating older hospitals
Twenty-five national hospitals opened bids for rehabilitating their old buildings between April and September, but 21 were unable to find successful bidders because contractors are reluctant to accept low-cost orders due to labor shortages and rising personnel costs, according to the National Hospital Organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2013
Decision on Chongryon site delayed
Without giving a reason, the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to approve the sale of the Tokyo headquarters site of a pro-Pyongyang group to a purported Mongolian company.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Chongryon's HQ sold off for ¥5 billion to mystery bidder
The site of the former Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon ) has been auctioned off for ¥5.01 billion, the Tokyo District Court said Thursday.

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