Asahi Kasei suspected of falsifying data in 300 piling projects

Asahi Kasei suspected of falsifying data in 300 piling projects

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism carries out an on-site inspection at the head office of Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corp. in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2015. The company is suspected of falsifying data in around 300 piling work projects out of the 3,040 it has worked on nationwide over the past decade, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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