TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd admitted on Tuesday its data fraud has been going on nearly five decades and also revealed new cases of cheating, highlighting the challenges facing the 112-year-old ...

TOKYO — Japanese authorities are investigating the data falsification scandal at Kobe Steel, the company said Wednesday, potentially broadening an episode that has undermined the country’s reputation ...

TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors on Thursday indicted Kobe Steel after it admitted to faking strength and quality data, one of the latest corporate scandals that have battered the country's reputation for ...

TOKYO (AP) — Kobe Steel is pointing to a zealous pursuit of profit, unrealistic targets and an insular corporate culture as the causes of massive faked inspection data at the Japanese metals maker.

(RTTNews) - Kobe Steel, Ltd. (5406.T, KBSTF), a Japanese steel manufacturer, on Thursday announced that profit attributable to owners of the parent increased in the first quarter compared with the ...