Kansai Electric executives acknowledge lapses

Kansai Electric executives acknowledge lapses

OSAKA, Japan - Executives from Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan's second largest electric power company, apologize June 28 for falsification by company employees of over 3,600 records pertaining to routine safety inspections at 10 thermal power facilities.

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