Kobe Steel says closed company culture led to fabrication

Kobe Steel says closed company culture led to fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. CEO Hiroya Kawasaki attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. The steelmaker said an internal probe found its closed corporate culture and an overemphasis on meeting delivery dates lay behind a data fabrication scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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