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DATA FALSIFICATION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2018
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2018
Japan maker of quake shock absorbers reports data fabrication; products installed in hundreds of buildings nationwide
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2018
Data scandal at troubled Suzuki Motor deepens
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Wednesday that the company has falsified preshipment vehicle inspection data, on top of earlier announced improper emissions checks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2018
Japan's Kubota admits falsifying data for metal components
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2018
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2018
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2018
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.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 19, 2018
'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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2018
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2018
Mitsubishi Materials exec who oversaw cover-up gets new job
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2018
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2018
Citizen Watch discloses that subsidiary falsified product data for LED parts
Citizen Watch Co. said Friday that a subsidiary falsified inspection data on LED parts, becoming the latest Japanese manufacturer to admit to product data manipulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2017
Mitsubishi Materials unit hid misconduct to avoid compensation: report
A former president of a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. subsidiary knew data was being fabricated but kept shipping the products in fear of demands for redress, or bankruptcy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2017
Lax management and staff shortages led to Toray misconduct, probe finds
Data fabrication at a Toray Industries Inc. subsidiary was caused by the management's lack of interest in quality control and a staff shortage, a report by outside experts said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017
Kobe Steel says senior executives knew about data tampering
Kobe Steel Ltd., at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives had been aware of the tampering and reassigned three senior officials.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2017
Better response needed to product data falsification
Companies need to come clean on how the data falsification misconduct was allowed to continue for so long.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2017
Toray president admits learning of subsidiary's product data manipulation 16 months ago
Toray Industries Inc. President Akihiro Nikkaku was aware that product data was being manipulated at a subsidiary in August 2016, two months before he received a formal report on the misconduct, informed sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2017
Kobe Steel says deadline pressure led to data falsification
Kobe Steel Ltd., rocked by a data fabrication scandal, said Friday its internal probe has found that pressure to meet delivery dates was behind its product irregularities and unveiled measures to prevent similar problems in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2017
Kobe Steel scraps earnings forecast as data scandal clouds outlook
The embattled steel maker acknowledges it can't predict how the scandal involving falsified product data will affect earnings in coming months.

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