Kobe Steel has admitted to falsifying inspection data on about 20,000 tonnes of metals used in aircraft and automobiles in the latest quality scandal to hit corporate Japan.
The company said the issue affected shipments from four domestic factories to about 200 customers in the year to August 2017. End users included the troubled Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
The scandal is a blow to Japan’s third-largest steelmaker and highlights wider concerns about inspection and quality control, after a string of scandals from wobbly building pilings at Asahi Kasei to overstated fuel economy at Mitsubishi Motors.
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