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Takenaka former manager arrested over Osaka Expo overcharges
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
Summary: Osaka Prefectural Police arrested Tatsumi Kawai for alleged breach of trust over overcharging on the Grand Ring project.
WHO: Osaka Prefectural Police; Tatsumi Kawai
WHAT: Arrest of a former Takenaka manager over suspected breach of trust involving alleged repeated overcharging on interior work for the Grand Ring project
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Osaka, Japan
WHY: Kawai is suspected of conspiring with a subcontractor to repeatedly overcharge for interior work, causing ¥13.69 million in damages.
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