Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Oct 10, 2018
Japan demonstrates how too many rules can ruin governance
by Colin P.A. Jones
Culture of over-regulation helps explain the country's persistent problem with data falsification.
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Business / Corporate Sep 12, 2018
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 ...
Business / Corporate Jun 20, 2018
Kumamoto company turns to brown rice paste in bid to revive Japan's abandoned farmland
by Maya Kaneko
Alarmed by an increase in abandoned rice paddies amid the Westernization of the Japanese diet and a graying population, a Kyushu dealer of major agricultural machinery-maker Kubota Corp. began producing rice flour in 2010 as an ingredient for bread and pasta to make up ...
Business / Corporate Feb 28, 2018
Kubota to start engine production in U.S. with three new plants
Kubota Corp. plans to spend some ¥20 billion to build three new plants in the United States in an effort to strengthen overseas operations, Masatoshi Kimata, president of the Japanese construction machinery maker, said in a recent interview. The move comes amid sluggish demand for ...