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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2018
Crashed Lion Air jetliner had faulty airspeed readings on final four flights: black box
The Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed readings during its last four flights and Indonesian investigators called on plane-maker Boeing Co. and U.S. authorities to ensure there aren't fleet-wide issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2018
Hitachi unit admits to improper inspections of chip materials
A chemical product unit of Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it had conducted improper quality inspections on its semiconductor materials, the latest such revelation among major Japanese manufacturers.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018
In survey of Japan's makers of quake shock absorbers, 81 firms say they haven't fabricated data
Eighty-one of 86 Japanese makers of earthquake shock absorbers that have filed reports with the ministry found no instances of product quality data fabrication, infrastructure minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2018
Cathay Pacific reveals data breach affecting 9.4 million passengers
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said Wednesday that data for about 9.4 million passengers of Cathay and its unit Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. had been accessed without authorization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2018
Alibaba harnesses vast trove of shoppers' data to create 'spicy' Snickers bar
Brands spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year trying to figure out what consumers want.
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
Oct 22, 2018
Japanese government orders Facebook to improve data protection
This is the first time the government's Personal Information Protection Commission has issued this kind of warning to the U.S. social media giant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018
KYB names 70 government and municipal office buildings that may be using substandard earthquake shock absorbers
On the list was the Finance Ministry in Tokyo as well as the Osaka and Hokkaido prefectural government offices.
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.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2018
Subaru blames high workloads as it finds more cases of improper vehicle inspections
Subaru Corp. blamed inspectors' excessive workloads as it revealed fresh cases of improper vehicle inspections in a final report on its data falsifications.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2018
NTT Data, Gunma University to test self-driving ride services on public roads near Toyosu
A multiday test involving three self-driving vehicles on public roads will kick off Friday in Tokyo, the IT firm and school behind the experiment said Thursday.
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
Sep 12, 2018
Three Mitsubishi Materials units indicted over data fabrication
Tokyo prosecutors said Wednesday they have indicted three subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Materials Corp. and the former presidents at two of the units over suspected product data fabrication.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2018
Mitsubishi Materials units raided by prosecutors in product data fabrication probe
Prosecutors raided Mitsubishi Materials Corp. subsidiaries last month for alleged product data fabrication that violated a law preventing unfair competition, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2018
Suzuki, Mazda and Yamaha Motor join Japan's growing list of data-faking firms
The firms conducted improper tests on vehicles, the transport ministry said, adding to a growing list of data falsifications that have tarnished the image of Japan's manufacturing industry.
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2018
Kobe Steel indicted over fabrication of data for products used in trains, aircraft, vehicles and defense equipment
Prosecutors indicted Kobe Steel Ltd. on Thursday on suspicion the firm violated a law that prevents unfair competition by fabricating data related to the quality of its products.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2018
Kobe Steel expected to be indicted in data fabrication scandal
Kobe Steel Ltd. is expected to be indicted over a data fabrication scandal that rocked the manufacturing industry, as police are set to refer the company to prosecutors possibly next week, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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