The Fair Trade Commission searched the offices of about 30 roadwork firms Thursday in connection with alleged bid-rigging on highway contracts, sources at the commission said.
The firms are suspected of rigging bids for maintenance contracts on the Tomei Expressway, which connects Tokyo and Nagoya, and other highways ordered by the state-affiliated Japan Public Highway Corp., the sources said. They did not specify the period involved.
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