The Board of Audit did not flag that the infrastructure ministry was falsifying a fundamental government statistic by double counting figures when it submitted its report to the Diet in September, even though it had discovered the discrepancy.
Reclamation work continues off Henoko point in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to build a new U.S. military facility. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAHA The cost for three areas of reclamation work to build a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture has soared by 60 percent to 41.6 billion yen ($383.7 million) in only two and a half years since the order was given.
The Defense Ministry has kept changing the contract without holding open biddings for the additional work.
A number of other murky aspects have surfaced over the overall project, including plans to use taxpayer money to build a bowling alley and dance hall, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.
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Dentsu Inc received at least $1.2 billion of that amount as a subcontractor to the two non-profit groups, according to government records, and many of the contracts were awarded in non-competitive bids., , japan, Japanese government, Yoshihide Suga, economy