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Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan

Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan. Photo shows Kobe Steel’s President Yoshihiko Katsukawa. ＝May 20, 2024, Japan

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Kobe Steel, Ltd. New Medium-term Management Plan Presentation

Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan. Photo shows Kobe Steel’s President Yoshihiko Katsukawa. ＝May 20, 2024, Japan

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Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan

Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan. Photo shows Kobe Steel’s President Yoshihiko Katsukawa. ＝May 20, 2024, Japan

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Kobe Steel, Ltd. New Medium-Term Management Plan

Kobe Steel, Ltd. new medium-term management plan. Photo shows Kobe Steel’s President Yoshihiko Katsukawa. ＝May 20, 2024, Japan

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Vegetable factory adopts new anti-bacteria technology

OSAKA, Japan - Workers go about their business in cultivating vegetables at a TJCreate plant factory in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2014. The factory utilizes a new technology developed by Kobe Steel Ltd. to minimize pathogenic bacteria by coating its walls and floors with nickel-based alloy.

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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 eyeing hike in overseas sales ratio to 50%

TOKYO, Japan - Kobe Steel Ltd. President Hiroshi Sato briefs reporters on a medium-term business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2010. Sato said he hopes to boost the company's overall sales in five to 10 years' time to 3 trillion yen, up 40 percent from fiscal 2008, by expanding overseas production.

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Kobe Steel head to resign over improper donations

KOBE, Japan - File photo shows Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Hiroshi Sato, who will replace Yasuo Inubushi as president of the steelmaker on April 1. Inubushi will resign over inappropriate donations to local assembly candidates that were discovered recently by the company.

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3 steelmakers to consider anti-takeover measures

TOKYO, Japan - The vice presidents of three steel makers -- (from L to R) Toshio Kimura of Kobe Steel Ltd., Nobuyoshi Fujiwara of Nippon Steel Corp. and Fumio Hombe of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 29. They announced that they will jointly consider measures against hostile takeover bids.

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Kobe Steel appoints Inubushi president

TOKYO, Japan - Kobe Steel Ltd. said Feb. 24 it has decided to appoint Vice President Yasuo Inubushi (L) as its new president, replacing Koshi Mizukoshi (R), who will become chairman.

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Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. Vice President Makoto Kihara (L) and Kobe Steel Ltd. Vice President Noriyoshi Mitsutake meet the media in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2001. Japan's biggest and fifth-largest steelmakers said they have agreed to form a comprehensive alliance to improve competitiveness.

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Kobe Steel raided

OSAKA, Japan - Koshi Mizukoshi (L), president of Kobe Steel Ltd, speaks at a news conference at its head office in Kobe, Kyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after police raided the head office the same day on suspicion the steelmaker gave 30 million yen in illegal payoffs to a ''sokaiya'' corporate racketeer in 1997.

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Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. Vice President Makoto Kihara (L) and Kobe Steel Ltd. Vice President Noriyoshi Mitsutake meet the media in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2001. Japan's biggest and fifth-largest steelmakers said they have agreed to form a comprehensive alliance to improve competitiveness.

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3 steelmakers to consider anti-takeover measures

TOKYO, Japan - The vice presidents of three steel makers -- (from L to R) Toshio Kimura of Kobe Steel Ltd., Nobuyoshi Fujiwara of Nippon Steel Corp. and Fumio Hombe of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 29. They announced that they will jointly consider measures against hostile takeover bids. (Kyodo)

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Kobe Steel head to resign over improper donations

KOBE, Japan - File photo shows Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Hiroshi Sato, who will replace Yasuo Inubushi as president of the steelmaker on April 1. Inubushi will resign over inappropriate donations to local assembly candidates that were discovered recently by the company. (Kyodo)

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Kobe Steel eyeing hike in overseas sales ratio to 50%

TOKYO, Japan - Kobe Steel Ltd. President Hiroshi Sato briefs reporters on a medium-term business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2010. Sato said he hopes to boost the company's overall sales in five to 10 years' time to 3 trillion yen, up 40 percent from fiscal 2008, by expanding overseas production. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors raid Kobe Steel

Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office enter the Tokyo headquarters of Kobe Steel Ltd. on June 5, 2018, as part of an investigation into the company's alleged fabrication of product quality data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel logo in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows the Kobe Steel Ltd. logo at the company's Tokyo head office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Tokyo head office

Photo taken on May 31, 2018, by a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s Tokyo head office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Tokyo head office

Photo taken on May 31, 2018, by a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s head office in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Tokyo head office

Photo taken on May 31, 2018, by a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s head office in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors raid Kobe Steel

Prosecutors and police enter the Tokyo headquarters of Kobe Steel Ltd. on June 5, 2018, to carry out an investigation into the company's alleged fabrication of product quality data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Kobe head office

Photo taken on May 31, 2018, shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s head office in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Tokyo head office

Photo taken May 31, 2018, shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s Tokyo head office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel logo in Tokyo

Photo taken on May 31, 2018, shows the Kobe Steel Ltd. logo at the company's Tokyo head office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel logo in Tokyo

Photo taken on April 25, 2018, shows the Kobe Steel Ltd. logo at the company's head office in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel logo in Tokyo

Photo taken on April 25, 2018, shows the Kobe Steel Ltd. logo at the company's head office in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's head office

Photo taken on April 25, 2018, shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s head office in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's head office

Photo taken on April 25, 2018, shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s head office in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel's Tokyo head office

Photo taken in October 2017 shows Kobe Steel Ltd.'s Tokyo head office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Improper shaving of frame caused crack in shinkansen

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yoshinori Kanehana (C) and other officials attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 28, 2018. The company apologized for the production of thinner-than-required steel components used in shinkansen bullet trains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel executives knew of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said it has reassigned three executives after finding that they were aware of the company's product data fabrication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel executives knew of data fabrication

Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said it has reassigned three executives after finding that they were aware of the company's product data fabrication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Restart of Oi reactors may be delayed after Kobe Steel data cheating

File photo taken on Nov. 25, 2017, shows the No. 3 (R) and No. 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Oi in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture. The two reactors were scheduled to resume operation early next year, but sources said the power company may delay the planned restart to inspect parts supplied by Kobe Steel Ltd., which has admitted fabricating product data. (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 deepens with discovery of more misconduct, cover-up

Senior officials of Kobe Steel Ltd. bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said its quality control scandal has deepened, as employees were found to have covered up irregularities during an internal probe, while more falsifications have been detected regarding its product data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal deepens with discovery of more misconduct, cover-up

Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara (R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said its quality control scandal has deepened, as employees were found to have covered up irregularities during an internal probe, while more falsifications have been detected regarding its product data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal deepens with discovery of more misconduct, cover-up

Kobe Steel Ltd. senior officials, including Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara (C), bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said its quality control scandal has deepened, as employees were found to have covered up irregularities during an internal probe, while more falsifications have been detected regarding its product data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal deepens with discovery of more misconduct, cover-up

Kobe Steel Ltd. senior officials, including Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara (C), bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said its quality control scandal has deepened, as employees were found to have covered up irregularities during an internal probe, while more falsifications have been detected regarding its product data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe Steel scandal deepens with discovery of more misconduct, cover-up

Kobe Steel Ltd. Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara drinks water during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2017. The third-largest Japanese steelmaker said its quality control scandal has deepened, as employees were found to have covered up irregularities during an internal probe, while more falsifications have been detected regarding its product data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo