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Kobe Steel to close blast furnace in Kobe

TOKYO, Japan - Kobe Steel Ltd. President Hiroya Kawasaki holds a news conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2013. The company said the same day it will close a blast furnace at its iron mill in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and increase utilization ratios at two other blast furnaces in the same prefecture.

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Kobe Steel picks Vice President Yamaguchi as new CEO

Kobe Steel Ltd. said March 9, 2018, it has named Executive Vice President Mitsugu Yamaguchi, seen in this undated file photo, as new chief executive officer, replacing Hiroya Kawasaki who will resign following a data fabrication scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel CEO steps down over data fabrication scandal

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2018. Japan's third largest steelmaker said the same day Kawasaki will resign following a scandal over the fabrication of data for products delivered to a wide range of industries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel CEO steps down over data fabrication scandal

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2018. Japan's third largest steelmaker said the same day Kawasaki will resign following a scandal over the fabrication of data for products delivered to a wide range of industries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel CEO mulls stepping down after data fabrication scandal

Kobe Steel Ltd. CEO Hiroya Kawasaki, seen in this undated file photo, will resign following a scandal over the fabrication of data on products delivered to a wide range of industries, company sources said March 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel CEO

Kobe Steel Ltd. CEO Hiroya Kawasaki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. He is considering stepping down following a scandal over the fabrication of data on products delivered to a wide range of industries, a source familiar with the matter said on March 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Kobe Steel finds 4 new suspected cases of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker said it has found four new suspected cases of product fabrication in addition to its earlier revelation that it had sold products that did not meet quality standards to over 500 companies at home and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel finds 4 new suspected cases of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki (C) bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker said it has found four new suspected cases of product fabrication in addition to its earlier revelation that it had sold products that did not meet quality standards to over 500 companies at home and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel finds 4 new suspected cases of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker said it has found four new suspected cases of product fabrication in addition to its earlier revelation that it had sold products that did not meet quality standards to over 500 companies at home and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel finds 4 new suspected cases of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker said it has found four new suspected cases of product fabrication in addition to its earlier revelation that it had sold products that did not meet quality standards to over 500 companies at home and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel finds 4 new suspected cases of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki (C) bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker said it has found four new suspected cases of product fabrication in addition to its earlier revelation that it had sold products that did not meet quality standards to over 500 companies at home and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal extends to 9 other products sold in Japan, overseas

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki (front) bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker added nine new items to a list of products for which it submitted fabricated information to customers or skipped promised inspections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal extends to 9 other products sold in Japan, overseas

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker added nine new items to a list of products for which it submitted fabricated information to customers or skipped promised inspections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal extends to 9 other products sold in Japan, overseas

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2017. Japan's third-largest steelmaker added nine new items to a list of products for which it submitted fabricated information to customers or skipped promised inspections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel chief apologizes to industry ministry over falsified data

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chairman and President Hiroya Kawasaki bows in apology while speaking to reporters after apologizing at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2017, over the company's falsification of inspection data for iron powder, aluminum and copper in a burgeoning scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel chief apologizes to industry ministry over falsified data

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chairman and President Hiroya Kawasaki (C) speaks to reporters after apologizing at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2017, over the company's falsification of inspection data for iron powder, aluminum and copper in a burgeoning scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel chief apologizes to industry ministry over falsified data

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chairman and President Hiroya Kawasaki bows in apology during a meeting at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2017, over the company's falsification of inspection data for iron powder, aluminum and copper in a burgeoning scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel chief apologizes to industry ministry over falsified data

Kobe Steel Ltd. Chairman and President Hiroya Kawasaki (L) bows in apology during a meeting at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2017, over the company's falsification of inspection data for iron powder, aluminum and copper in a burgeoning scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo