Japan police arrest major construction firm manager for allegedly inflating Expo ring cost
OSAKA -- Osaka Prefectural Police on Aug. 19 arrested a former manager of Osaka-based construction company Takenaka Corp. on suspicion of breach of tr
Osaka Prefectural Police arrested former Takenaka Corp. manager Tatsumi Kawai on suspicion of inflating construction costs for the 2025 World Expo, resulting in a loss of approximately 13.7 million yen ($86,000) for the company. Kawai, who oversaw the construction of the Grand Ring, allegedly instructed a subcontractor to overbill Takenaka Corp. for costs, using some of the funds to renovate his home.
The Grand Ring, a significant wooden structure with a 2-kilometer circumference, was one of the Expo's largest projects. Takenaka Corp., a major general construction company founded in 1610, apologized for the incident and pledged to cooperate with the police investigation.
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