Japan machinery maker admits data falsification

Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-12 22:36:22|Editor: yan
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TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japanese machinery maker Kubota Corp. admitted Wednesday that it had falsified inspection data on a component used in equipment for making steel plates.

"I sincerely apologize for causing concern and inconvenience to all our customers and concerned parties," Kubota President Masatoshi Kimata told a press conference in Osaka.

According to the company, data such as strength of the machinery component in inspection reports had been revised in order to meet specifications the company had previously agreed on with its customers.

Products with falsified data, produced in Kubota's plant in Hyogo Prefecture between October 2013 and July 2018, had been shipped to 85 of the company's 99 customers in Japan and abroad, said the company.

The company did not disclose names of the customers but said there had been no impact found on the equipment that used the components or the quality of the steel plates produced by the equipment.

The misconduct was brought to light by internal whistle-blowing and is currently under investigation by lawyers from outside the company.

The revelation followed a series of data falsification scandals since last year involving major manufacturers such as Kobe Steel Ltd. and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. which dealt a heavy blow to Japanese manufacturing industry.

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