Tokyo Prosecutors Indict Kobe Steel Over Data Falsification
- Company is suspected of breaching unfair competition law
- Spokesman for steelmaker declines to comment on legal action
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Tokyo prosecutors indicted Kobe Steel Ltd. over the faked data crisis that rocked Japan’s manufacturing industry last year.
The company was indicted on suspicion of breaching Japan’s unfair competition law in connection with falsified inspection reports for the year through September 2017, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office said Thursday in a statement.