Jul 06 (the-japan-news.com) - The Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday arrested Yoshiyuki Kurita, 64, a former senior executive of Narita International Airport Corp., for allegedly receiving ¥600,000 in bribes in return for business favors.
The police searched the operator of Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, to obtain evidence of the violation of the companies law.
Katsunori Koshikawa, 47, president of a construction firm in Tako, Chiba Prefecture, and his wife, Minako, 46, were also arrested for allegedly giving bribes in violation of the law. The department has not disclosed whether the suspects have admitted the allegations.
According to the arrest warrant, Kurita, who lives in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, is suspected of receiving around late January the cash paid as rewards for allowing Koshikawa's group to win goods supply orders from the airport operator.