2 Univ. of Tokyo researchers implicated in fabrication in 5 papers

2 Univ. of Tokyo researchers implicated in fabrication in 5 papers

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 1 Kyodo - File photo taken in February 2016 shows Yoshinori Watanabe, professor in the University of Tokyo's Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. The university said on Aug. 1, 2017, that Watanabe and Yuji Tanno, who was a research associate in Watanabe's laboratory, were involved in six fabrications and 10 alterations in five papers on cell division.

Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums.

Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums. (Kyodo)

Japanese doctor who posted tweet denying Holocaust

Japanese doctor who posted tweet denying Holocaust

Well-known Japanese cosmetic surgeon Katsuya Takasu, seen in this file photo, wrote on Twitter in October 2015 that Nanjing (Massacre) and Auschwitz are fabrications. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland responded on March 15, 2019, to his Twitter post by issuing a tweet in Japanese describing it as a "historic fact." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo