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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles during a news conference. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Time to kill the myth of Japanese exceptionalism

by Grant Newsham March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The CEO of Japan’s Kobe Steel apologized earlier this month and announced he would resign after his company was found to have falsified product quality data for many years. Nissan issued a mea culpa in late 2017 for improper vehicle inspections, while Mitsubishi Motors admitted earlier to faking car mileage standards. Takata airbags and Toyota […]

Takata Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada bows as he leaves a news conference on June 27, 2017, after the company's decision to file for bankruptcy protection. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

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Western pot calls Japanese kettle black on quality control

by Doug Tsuruoka December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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What do we want from Wall Street?

by Spengler November 8, 2011September 3, 2020