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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year. "I sincerely apologize for undermining the trust of the people," Furukawa said during a press conference in Tokyo. On his planned second stint on the ISS, he said, "I would like to carry out my assigned duties faithfully."

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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year.

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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, to apologize for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year.

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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, to apologize for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year.

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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, to apologize for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year.

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Japan astronaut apologizes for data tampering

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2023, for data tampering in a 2016-2017 experiment that simulated life on the International Space Station, which he supervised. Furukawa, 58, the third Japanese person to have completed a long-term mission in space, is slated for a second stint on the ISS later this year.

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Kasama appointed as Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Haruo Kasama, who was appointed as prosecutor general, chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, on Dec. 24, 2010. Kasama succeeds Hiroshi Obayashi, who is to step down over an evidence-tampering scandal involving senior Osaka prosecutors.

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Prosecutors' homes, offices raided over data tampering case

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office walk into the Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office to conduct a search on Oct. 2, 2010, after Hiromichi Otsubo and Motoaki Saga, the former chief and deputy chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, were arrested on suspicion of covering up the alleged destruction of evidence by a subordinate during an investigation into a postal abuse scandal. Otsubo worked at the Kyoto prosecutors office by the time of his arrest.

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2 senior prosecutors arrested over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Toshio Yanagi, chief prosecutor of the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office, speaks at a press conference after 2 senior prosecutors were arrested over alleged data tampering, in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, and his former deputy earlier in the day in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal.

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2 senior prosecutors arrested over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Toshio Yanagi, chief prosecutor of the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office, bows and apologizes at a press conference after 2 senior prosecutors were arrested over alleged data tampering, in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, and his former deputy earlier in the day in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal.

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, heads to Tokyo from Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former deputy on Oct. 1 in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal.

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (L) and her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka speak at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people.

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Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Tsunehiko Maeda, a prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office. Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office in a rare move arrested the 43-year-old Maeda on Sept. 21, 2010, on suspicion of altering computer data seized during an investigation into a high-profile document falsification allegation involving an elite bureaucrat.

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people.

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Hironaka, lawyer of senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki who was acquitted of abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation in the case.

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people.

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Crime data altering

WAKO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki leaves her home in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's alleged involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people.

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Hironaka (C in back), lawyer of senior welfare official Atsuko Muraki, who was acquitted of abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into the case.

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Isuzu Motors unit raided for allegedly tampering with buses

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers arrive at the office of an Isuzu Motors Ltd. subsidiary in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on March 15 for investigation on suspicion that it illegally obtained vehicle inspection certificates for 10 tour buses after tampering with the vehicles.

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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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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. (Kyodo)

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Isuzu Motors unit raided for allegedly tampering with buses

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers arrive at the office of an Isuzu Motors Ltd. subsidiary in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on March 15 for investigation on suspicion that it illegally obtained vehicle inspection certificates for 10 tour buses after tampering with the vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors' homes, offices raided over data tampering case

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office walk into the Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office to conduct a search on Oct. 2, 2010, after Hiromichi Otsubo and Motoaki Saga, the former chief and deputy chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, were arrested on suspicion of covering up the alleged destruction of evidence by a subordinate during an investigation into a postal abuse scandal. Otsubo worked at the Kyoto prosecutors office by the time of his arrest. (Kyodo)

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Motoaki Saga (2nd from front), former deputy chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, gets in a car to head to the prosecutors office on Oct. 1, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former superior in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal. (Kyodo)

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, heads to Tokyo from Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former deputy on Oct. 1 in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal. (Kyodo)

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Kasama appointed as Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Haruo Kasama, who was appointed as prosecutor general, chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, on Dec. 24, 2010. Kasama succeeds Hiroshi Obayashi, who is to step down over an evidence-tampering scandal involving senior Osaka prosecutors. (Kyodo)

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2 senior prosecutors arrested over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Toshio Yanagi, chief prosecutor of the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office, bows and apologizes at a press conference after 2 senior prosecutors were arrested over alleged data tampering, in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, and his former deputy earlier in the day in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal. (Kyodo)

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2 senior prosecutors arrested over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Toshio Yanagi, chief prosecutor of the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office, speaks at a press conference after 2 senior prosecutors were arrested over alleged data tampering, in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, and his former deputy earlier in the day in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal. (Kyodo)

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Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Tsunehiko Maeda, a prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office. Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office in a rare move arrested the 43-year-old Maeda on Sept. 21, 2010, on suspicion of altering computer data seized during an investigation into a high-profile document falsification allegation involving an elite bureaucrat. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (L) and her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka speak at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Hironaka (C in back), lawyer of senior welfare official Atsuko Muraki, who was acquitted of abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into the case. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Hironaka, lawyer of senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki who was acquitted of abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation in the case. (Kyodo)

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Crime data altering

WAKO, Japan - Acquitted welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki leaves her home in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2010. Prosecutors are suspected of tampering with data seized during an investigation into Muraki's alleged involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people. (Kyodo)

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2 ex-prosecutors get suspended terms

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former head of the elite investigative team at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, enters the Osaka District Court on March 30, 2012. The court sentenced Otsubo and his former deputy to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, after being found guilty of covering up evidence tampering by one of their subordinates in the course of investigations into a case involving the abuse of a postal discount system. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Finance Minister Aso

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 4, 2018, on punishments imposed on himself and top ministry bureaucrats over a document tampering scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Finance Minister Aso

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 4, 2018, on punishments imposed on himself and top ministry bureaucrats over a document tampering scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Finance Minister Aso

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 4, 2018, on punishments imposed on himself and top ministry bureaucrats over a document tampering scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Finance Minister Aso

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 4, 2018, on punishments imposed on himself and top ministry bureaucrats over a document tampering scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo