Mikasa Foods chief, others arrested over resale of tainted rice

Tuesday 10th February, 02:55 AM JST

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BBLeo at 10:02 AM JST - 10th February

Here is another example of grid and wealth. Dealing with Vietnamese that is fun, and long investigation did pay off after all. Will they get suspended sentence in their age?
buggerlugs at 10:09 AM JST - 10th February

When will the Japanese reporting stop it with the "imported tainted rice", make it sound like theyre blaming forign companies, when it was the Japanese government themselves who marked/acknowledged this rice as tainted and then Japanese companies who knowingly sold it for greed as edible. In the act endangering many citizens. it a load of codswallop. JT should be ashamed for reporting such obviously deframatory news. let's see some Chinese justice on this case, a week in interigation then a bullet ur family pay for. Serve as a lesson to all the other corrupt companies.
shouganaika at 10:13 AM JST - 10th February

the police must have built a strong case over the past 6 months to be finally making arrests hrmph
Yelnats at 11:54 AM JST - 10th February

Let them eat cake.
dennis0bauer at 12:30 PM JST - 10th February

Maybe tomorrow they will find some tainted chinese product to put all media attention on it so this "incident" can be swept under the rug
cow76 at 01:47 PM JST - 10th February

Sure they repeatedly lied, broke the law and risked public health but, come on guys, it's a corporation! They can't be punished. Normal laws do not and should not apply to them for some reason which I've forgotten.
Disillusioned at 03:09 PM JST - 10th February
Hang on! So, 896tons of tainted rice was sold to a food manufacturing company by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, yet noone is pointing any fingers at anybody within the ministry. Mikasa foods have become a governmental patsy and are taking the rap for the ministers.
- Also, it's now Vietnamese rice. It was Chinese rice when the story first exploded. Not that it matters where it came from. The fact is the ethics of Japanese business and society shine through as clear as mud, once again.
Bogi at 05:13 PM JST - 10th February

I remember this story from 6 months ago. I thought they were arrested then. Obviously not.
Senjin at 11:39 PM JST - 10th February

Government official: "Mind if we dump this tainted rice here?" Food manufacturer chief: "Hey, Mikasa su casa"