Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii has requested that an administrative hearing, scheduled for Friday, be opened to the public.
The hearing was scheduled after Fujii refused a request from new transport minister Nobutero Ishihara to resign.
Fujii's lawyers said Tuesday their client is seeking a fair opportunity to state his case against Ishihara's plan to dismiss Fujii over the semigovernmental entity's balance sheet controversy.
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