By Shinichiro Matsuda and Masanori Matsumoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers New revelations of data manipulation on piling projects in which Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corp. was involved, including one concerning an apartment in Hokkaido, have exposed the company’s corporate culture as well as sloppy construction management by prime contractors. The Hokkaido case was not included in the 41 projects whose piling work involved a male employee who manipulated data for a tilting condominium in Yokohama. A different person was responsible for the piling work in Hokkaido. The Hokkaido project was constructed under a different prime contractor from the Yokohama case, so sloppy construction...
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