有限会社四国通信システム

Authority: Kochi Prefecture (高知県) Action: Cancellation of permit (許可取消) Permit number: Kochi Prefecture Governor (General) No. 8081 (高知県知事（般－６）第8081号) Legal basis: Article 29(1)(ii) of the Construction Business Act (建設業法第29条第１項第２号) (Also stated: Article 8(12) of the same Act (同法第８条第12号)) Date of disposition: 26 August 2026 (処分年月日：2026年8月26日) Company: Yugen Kaisha Shikoku Tsushin System (有限会社四国通信システム) Corporate number: 5490002008376 Representative director: Eiji Yūto (榮 勇男) Main business location: 1907-19 Fuwakami-cho, Shimanto-shi, Kochi Prefecture (高知県四万十市不破上町1907-19) Cause stated for the disposition: The decision states that, regarding a designated-competition bidding process conducted by Tosashimizu City for the “Lodging-type Multicultural Coexistence Community Facility Renovation Work (Electrical Equipment)” (宿泊型多文化共生コミュニティ施設改修工事（電気設備）), Eiji Yūto (representative director of Yugen Kaisha Shikoku Tsushin System) conspired with Ono Kazuyuki (then representative director of Inoue Denco Co., Ltd., 株式会社井上電工) and with the then Mayor of Tosashimizu City and members of the Tosashimizu City assembly. The decision states that they provided guidance on the minimum restricted price, resulting in Inoue Denco Co., Ltd. being awarded the contract. Criminal judgment stated: The decision states that, as a violation of Article 96-6(1) of the Penal Code (before amendments by the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022)), in connection with Article 60 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907), the Kochi District Court issued a guilty judgment on 10 June 2026, sentencing imprisonment for one year with a three-year suspension (懲役１年２月執行猶予３年). The decision states that the sentence became final on the same date. Conclusion stated: The decision states that the above corresponds to Article 29(1)(ii) of the Construction Business Act.