TOKYO — The Japanese government on Friday ordered a company that falsified quality data for earthquake “shock absorbers” used in hundreds of buildings to speed up an investigation and fix any problems quickly. The construction minister and experts say the false data do not mean the buildings equipped with the shock absorbers would fail. The ministry was among the buildings identified as one of 11 sites whose quake-absorbing equipment failed to meet government quality standards. A fire station in Aomori in northern Japan, the Aichi prefectural government building in central Japan and prefectural buildings in Osaka and Kobe were also on that list. The Skytree said its inspection found no safety problems involving the KYB equipment used in the structure.

Source: National Post October 19, 2018 10:18 UTC