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Subaru placed under supervision after series of inspection scandals
The transport ministry has told Subaru Corp. that the automaker will be placed under strict supervision following a series of quality inspection scandals. "It is extremely regrettable for such a situation to have been caused that has undermined trust," transport minister Keiichi Ishii said Wednesday ...
Another Japanese maker of earthquake shock absorbers found to have falsified data
The land ministry said Tuesday that Kawakin Holdings Co., a maker of quake shock absorbers, has been found to have fabricated quality data on some of its products, days after a similar scandal unfolded over another manufacturer, KYB Corp. Kawakin's oil damper-maker unit altered quality ...
Japanese shock absorber-maker KYB Corp. said Tuesday it fabricated quality data for seismic absorption and control devices installed in nearly 1,000 buildings across the quake-prone country. KYB, which mainly manufactures shock absorbers used in cars and trains, operates in 24 countries, according to its website. ...
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Wednesday that the company has falsified preshipment vehicle inspection data, on top of earlier announced improper emissions checks. When announcing the discovery of the improper emissions inspections in August, the company denied any data falsification. According to the latest announcement, however, inspection ...
Tractor-maker Kubota Corp. said Wednesday it had falsified data for metal rolling components, joining other Japanese manufacturers that have admitted in the past year to faulty inspections or data manipulation. The products were shipped to 85 steel-makers in Japan and abroad, the company said, but ...
Kobe Steel's April-June net profit halved after quality data scandal
Kobe Steel Ltd. said Wednesday its group net profit in the April-June quarter fell 49.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥12.66 billion ($113 million) due to the negative impact of a data falsification scandal. Group operating profit dropped 54.4 percent to ¥13.83 billion in ...
Kobe Steel and plant officials referred to prosecutors over data falsification scandal
Police referred Kobe Steel Ltd. and four of its plant officials to prosecutors Tuesday over a scandal that involved fabricating data related to the quality of its products, investigative sources said. The company and the officials from three of its domestic plants allegedly violated a ...
Mitsubishi Materials admits to labeling substandard concrete-making material with JIS certification
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Friday that material used to make concrete was mistakenly shipped out with a Japan Industrial Standard certification label even though it was actually substandard. This is the first case of quality-control issues confirmed at the parent company since the nonferrous metal ...
'Chibanian' data falsification claim halts IUGS screening for naming geological era
An international organization weighing a proposal to name a geological period after Chiba Prefecture has suspended the process due to an allegation of data falsification, a Japanese research team said. If the name "Chibanian" was selected for the period between 126,000 and 770,000 years ...
Kobe Steel posts first profit in three years despite data fraud scandal
Kobe Steel Ltd., Japan's third-biggest steel-maker, on Friday posted its first annual profit in three years, even after admitting to falsifying quality data, a scandal that affected hundreds of customers and hurt the country's reputation for manufacturing prowess. Kobe Steel reported profit of ¥63.19 billion ...
The former president of a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. subsidiary who ordered a cover-up of falsified product-quality data is now working in a new position as a corporate adviser, company officials said Tuesday. Mutsumi Yasutake, the former president of wholly owned unit Diamet Corp., assumed the ...
Kobe Steel and Toyota sued over the steel-makers' fabricated data
Kobe Steel Ltd. said Wednesday that two U.S. consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the steel-maker and Toyota Motor Corp., seeking compensation for substandard metals used in vehicles. Kobe Steel has admitted to falsifying inspection data for some aluminum and copper products. The affected ...
