David Fickling, Columnist

Japan Inc. Tested to Breaking Point

The cascading effects of another industrial scandal could be far-reaching.

October 10, 2017 at 4:25 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Anyone who thought Japan Inc.'s quality-control problems were coming to an end with the pending takeover of Takata Corp. just got a rude awakening.

Kobe Steel Ltd., the country's distant third-largest steelmaker, said Sunday that it had falsified quality data for an array of aluminum and copper products shipped over the past year.