Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services.
Nobuyuki Yoneda, who worked at a branch office of the company in Tokyo¡¯s Koto Ward, allegedly received cash and other benefits from a contractor in exchange for facilitating a consignment contract to collect letters and other items from mailboxes.
The second investigation division of Tokyo¡¯s Metropolitan Police Department also arrested two individuals, including Koichi Nishimura, 56, representative of Haruki Express, a transportation company in the capital¡¯s Itabashi Ward, for allegedly giving bribes.
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