Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday it will ban Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. from bidding on contracts for 2.5 months as the company reported it had falsified fuel efficiency performance tests for submarine engines used by the Maritime Self-Defense Force for over 30 years.The ministry also said the same day that it had disciplined 11 MSDF personnel with suspensions or pay cuts after they were found to have received personal items unrelated to their duties from the major submarine contractor in a separate scandal.The items, totaling around 1.16 million yen ($7,400), included game consoles…READ FULL ARTICLE
