Linear bid-rigging case: Obayashi president resigns.
January 23, 2018, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's major contractor Obayashi president Toru Shiraishi announces that he will resign on March 1 and executive managing officer Kenji Hasuwa (R) is appointed to his successor at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Obayashi has been investigated by prosecutors for alleged collusive bidding for the construction of the maglev train project. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) LWX -ytd-