The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has imposed sanctions on five travel agencies involved in bid rigging for a contract issued by Aomori City, including the suspension of subsidy grants and exclusion from future bidding.
The agencies targeted are Tobu Top Tours, Nippon Travel Agency Tohoku, Meitetsu World Travel, JTB (Japan Travel Bureau), and Kinki Nippon Tourist. The suspension period is four months for Meitetsu World Travel and JTB, and two months for the others.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission had issued exclusion orders to the five companies on May 30.
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