The number of buildings designed on falsified quake-resistance data drawn up by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha has risen to 73 in 17 prefectures, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Thursday.
Two added structures include a condominium complex in Komae and a hotel in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, the ministry said.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government questioned officials of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer implicated in the building-code violation scandal, on suspicion it knowingly sold units in a condominium complex in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, that was built on flawed data.
The complex, Grand Stage Fujisawa, was constructed by Huser. Aneha provided structural data for the structure that were supposedly checked in June by eHomes Inc., a government-designated building inspection company.
Huser claimed it is investigating the allegation.
If the fraud is confirmed, the metro government will punish Huser, which will be liable for the defects, Tokyo officials said.
Togo Fujita, president of eHomes, has told the Diet his company first learned about the quake-resistance data falsification through an Oct. 20 in-house inspection. He claimed he then shared the discovery with Aneha, Huser President Susumu Ojima and others in a meeting Oct. 27.
According to the residents of Grand Stage Fujisawa, the properties were handed over to the buyers on Oct. 28.
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