Kobe Steel CEO resigns over false data scandal, quality control offenses sully Japanese makers' reputations

Kobe Steel CEO Hiroya Kawasaki reacts during a press conference held in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2018. Kobe Steel Ltd. said Tuesday that its chief executive officer will resign to account for the firm's string of data fabrication scandals. The scandals have had a wide-reaching impact on industries both domestically and internationally and sullied the reputation of manufacturers in Japan amid a slew of other quality control scandals, industry insiders have maintained. (Xinhua/Ma Caoran)