Prefectural officials in protective gear pull out live chickens to slaughter them on Monday at a chicken farm where bird flu has been detected in chickens in Mitsukaido, Ibaraki Prefecture. (AP)

A former vice president of Japan Highway Public Corporation who later served as an advisor for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said during questioning by public prosecutors over bid-rigging for bridge projects that the corporation was involved in bid-rigging, sources close to prosecution authorities said Monday. (Jun.28) [More...]

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