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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

State-linked Shoko Chukin Bank finds more fraud in shady loans probe

State-linked Shoko Chukin Bank finds more fraud in shady loans probe

Photo taken May 24, 2017, shows Shoko Chukin Bank's head office in Tokyo. The state-linked lender for small and midsize firms has found document falsifications and other misconduct in nearly all of its 100 branches in an in-house probe over issuance of improper loans, a source close to the matter said on Oct. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo