Liverpool have since rejected proposals of a joint venture in favour of their initial plans to build on Stnaley Park
According to the Echo "Kajima was raided by officials from Japan's Fair Trade Commission probing bid rigging in the northern city of Niigata. The FTC raided about 40 firms and Niigata city hall because it suspects the firms colluded to rig the outcome of civil engineering tenders."
Neither Kajima, nor the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company have chosen to comment on the reports.