曝光：日本军工巨头造假

Group 1 - The Japanese Ministry of Defense has suspended Kawasaki Heavy Industries from participating in bidding for two and a half months due to the company's manipulation of marine engine test data [1] - Kawasaki Heavy Industries admitted to altering fuel efficiency data for submarine engines manufactured for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, with a total of 673 marine engines involved in the misconduct [1] - The recent scandals have raised significant concerns about the integrity of "Made in Japan" products, as numerous companies across various sectors, including automotive, steel, shipbuilding, and chemicals, have been implicated in data falsification [1] Group 2 - In 2017, Kobe Steel acknowledged that its subsidiaries had falsified product data, leading to the sale of substandard products to industries such as automotive, rail, aerospace, and military, affecting hundreds of companies [3] - In 2021, it was revealed that Mitsubishi Electric had been falsifying inspection data at its Nagasaki plant since around 1985, involving approximately 84,000 products, with 20% exported overseas [5] - In 2022, Hino Motors was involved in a scandal regarding the falsification of engine emissions and fuel consumption data [7] Group 3 - In 2024, numerous instances of corporate fraud in Japan were exposed, including Toyota's parts supplier, Toyota Automatic Loom Works, which was reported to have data manipulation in three types of automotive engines [11] - IHI Corporation announced in April that a subsidiary had been altering fuel efficiency data for over 4,000 engines since 2003 to present more favorable test results [11] - The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reported in June that five companies, including Toyota and Honda, had manipulated collision data, engine power tests, and brake performance data across 38 vehicle models, affecting approximately 5.18 million cars, leading to large-scale recalls and public apologies from executives [11]