Data cheating worries spread to Tokyo Skytree, Olympic buildings

The landmark Tokyo Skytree tower, facilities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and more government offices are among the nearly 1,000 buildings using earthquake shock absorbers produced by KYB Corp., which admitted cheating quality inspection data for more than a decade, officials said Wednesday.The day after yet another quality control scandal by a Japanese company came to light, building owners across the country began checking their properties to see if they have KYB products installed and whether their inspection data can be trusted.The Tokyo Skytree operator said it uses …READ FULL ARTICLE