A set of secret documents allegedly compiled by Japan Highway Public Corp. suggest that the semigovernmental corporation is in a state of capital deficit.
The documents, copies of which were recently obtained by The Japan Times, cast doubt over the nation's expressway construction plans.
The documents are thought to have been drawn up by a Japan Highway project team last year as a means of assessing the total assets and liabilities of the corporation on the basis of private-sector standards.
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