{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_xplbno67dw64z4a2uzoq","title":"JFTC Orders ¥1.64bn in Surcharges Over Rigged Condo Renovation Bids","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/jftc-orders-1-64bn-in-surcharges-over-rigged-condo-renovation-bids-xplbno67dw","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_xplbno67dw64z4a2uzoq","seq":429371,"kind":"article","title":"JFTC Orders ¥1.64bn in Surcharges Over Rigged Condo Renovation Bids","url":"https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-condo-renovation-bid-rigging-orders","summary":"Japan's Fair Trade Commission ordered ¥1.64bn in surcharges against dozens of Kanto condominium renovation contractors and cease-and-desist orders against two design consultancies that orchestrated the bid-rigging, with HASEKO's repair subsidiary facing a ¥329.4mn penalty as its chairman steps down.","published":"2026-09-28T11:49:48Z","seen":"2026-09-28T12:52:19Z","lang":"ja","country":"JP","source":{"id":"kite-tokyobrief-com-a5667e","name":"tokyobrief.com","domain":"tokyobrief.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q141513445","name":"Tokyo Brief","type":"other","designations":["newsletter"]}},"via":"kite-tokyobrief-com-a5667e","entities":[{"id":"Q842043","name":"Fair Trade Commission","type":"org"}],"image":"https://tokyobrief.com/media/tokyo-brief-2026-09-28-jftc-condo-renovation-bid-rigging-orders-36619eb28a9f030afbef8fc754ae1a84cc4b536d3c5c220feaa5f8569fb8640c.png?v=card","story":"st_xplbno67dw64z4a2uzoq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7300000190734863,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5899999737739563,"political":0.3799999952316284}]}