Japan Post has released the results of an internal investigation into a bribery case in which a former employee leaked the planned price in a tender for a contract to collect mail from postboxes and received favors in return. It was found that the former employee's predecessor and the predecessor before that also engaged in similar misconduct in a tender in February 2021, and that the methods were handed down among those in charge. The predecessor testified to having received favors worth 400,000 yen from a contractor, while the predecessor before that said they received nothing. Japan Post has already dismissed these three individuals as a disciplinary measure and is also considering its response to the 2021 misconduct.
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.Internal investigation reveals bid-rigging and misconduct by former employees, leading to dismissals and potential legal/regulatory consequences.