8 billion yen outlay eyed to repair shoddy condo fiasco

The government unveiled an 8 billion yen package Tuesday to help 212 households in seven condominium complexes in the Kanto region built with faked quake-proofing data and to pay for inspections of other condominiums, but how much actual cash the residents will get is still a question mark.</PARAGRAPH> <PHOTO> <TABLE WIDTH='200' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'> <TR> <TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='/images/photos2005/nn20051207a1a.jpg' WIDTH='200' HEIGHT='120'/></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, flanked by economy minister Kaoru Yosano –

and land minister Kazuo Kitagawa, addresses a government meeting Tuesday on aid for condominium owners in the shoddy building scandal.

The seven complexes, sold by developer Huser Ltd., based in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, were constructed using falsified data provided by architect Hidetsugu Aneha.