Criminal case
Public prosecutors v. Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Authority
- Tachikawa Summary Court, Japan
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 2018
- Organization
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Current stage
- Fine ordered on 13 March 2019.
- Outcome
- Fine of 100 million yen. No appeal reported.
Decisions and steps
- Fine of 100 million yen under the Unfair Competition Prevention ActS4
Claims this case bears on
- Supported74Kobe Steel was fined 100 million yen in March 2019 for violating Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act over its product misconduct.Company statement, 13 March 20191 record citedFraud
- Supported79Kobe Steel disclosed in October 2017 that its Aluminum & Copper Business had shipped products that did not meet customer specifications with falsified inspection data.Company statement, 8 October 20173 records citedProduct claims
Sources
- S4Tier B About the decision on Kobe Steel's violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention ActKobe Steel, Ltd.. Company statement. 13 March 2019.Company report of the Tachikawa Summary Court fine. It does not reproduce the judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026