Machinery builder Komatsu raided for alleged data tampering

Machinery builder Komatsu raided for alleged data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Police raid the headquarters of Komatsu Ltd. in Tokyo on June 17, suspecting the heavy machinery builder tampered with weight data for vehicles built by a subsidiary in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to dodge licensing requirements for large vehicles.

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