Osaka firm falsifies test reports for expressway material

Osaka firm falsifies test reports for expressway material

YAO, Japan - Shingo Taniyama, president of ST Engineering Corp., speaks at a news conference in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, on March 30. Taniyama admitted that his company fabricated test reports in 2005 on a material used to reinforce concrete, and delivered the product to expressway bridge construction sites at 22 locations. (Kyodo)

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