ElectronicsMitsubishi Electric used fake-data program in years of deception
Lack of consequences perpetuates insular corporate culture
Mitsubishi Electric's use of falsified data is only the latest in a series of quality-related scandals for the company. (Photo by Yuta Fukushima)
YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Electric used a computer program to generate the falsified data for rail equipment going as far back as the 1980s, highlighting a long record of malfeasance at a company where quality control scandals have brought few consequences.