TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry is arranging to issue business improvement
orders to five utilities over a price-fixing cartel on Friday,
Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
The ministry will issue the order to Kansai Electric Power
Co 9503.T , Chugoku Electric Power Co 9504.T , Kyushu Electric
Power Co 9508.T and one of its subsidiaries and to a
subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Co 9502.T , Kyodo reported.
(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Jason Neely)
((Satoshi.Sugiyama@thomsonreuters.com;))