U.S. gov't fines Takata $70 million in air bag recall case

Now what will the Japanese authorities do? Is there even a law, or a penalty?

Corporations are people now. If you're gonna put a person to death for killing 8 people, you need to give the corporate death penalty - dissolve and divide assets to victims and families. Since foreign company (outside US), we have an extradiction treaty.

US auto safety regulators don't mess around. Question is: Will Japanese government enforce this ruling?

In Japan, no one makes harmful errors. This above sentence is believed to be true whenever some Japanese are in Japan, working for government or any local company. Japan is thus safe from any blame. If you are out of the above mentioned, beware! Group fault is no one's fault and measures will be taken in order issue not to happen again. Eternal"kaizen" method. Works better than most of other countries.

Another scandal. Sigh.

Its not just Japanese companies.... GM just paid $35 Mil for faulty ignitions, Chrysler and Fiat agreed to pay $105 Mil for failing to complete safety recalls, and Honda was fined $70 Mil for failing to report deaths and injuries. The bottom line, unless the penalties are very stiff and affect the bottom line, many car companies would probably rather take the risk and make profit over making sure their vehicles were safe. The EU also has stiff penalties..... unfortunately Japan.... where about 80% of all vehicles sold there are Japanese Brands, does not put the consumer first and only charges small fines.

Just yesterday in Japan a woman was injured when her Takada-made airbag exploded as she drove, cutting her up pretty badly thanks to the metal parts flying out. So, no one can blame outsourcing any more, or say it is not Takada's fault. Takada needs to be shut down, now!

“

Delay, misdirection and refusal to acknowledge the truth allowed a serious problem to become a massive crisis,”

Pretty much sums up the way most serious problems are dealt with here...

Shall we compile a list of serious problems that are dealt with in this way?

Largest auto safety fine in history, top headline in the New York Times but strangely no apparent references in the mainline Japanese television or print media. At least Japan Today is on top of the situation :)

SOLD! How much is the cost per airbag to the company? When M. Jackson did a soft drink ad for tv, it cost the company one US penny per six pack of the drink to produce. M. Jackson got a check for one million USD.

Addition to previous post. Yomiuri online has now picked up this story and is giving it prominent placement.

U.S. auto safety regulators fined Japan’s Takata Corp $70 million Tuesday

Honda, Toyota, and now Takata. Pretty much becoming a Who's Who of the Japanese auto industry. And this was the #1 story of the CBS Evening News here tonight.

Delay, misdirection and refusal to acknowledge the truth allowed a serious problem to become a massive crisis,”

Pretty much sums up the way most serious problems are dealt with here...

You beat me to it. This is straight out of the Japan Inc. playbook. Since they can get away with it at home, and at worst have to bow and apologize for "causing confusion", they think they can do it everywhere. Sad really.

Seens the American Government make a lot of money by fining companies, how do they come up with the figure and what do they do with the money? Finance the war of terror? Detroit has been thinking that Japan has taken away its motor industry for decades and now they act in revenge!

Airbag shrapnel cut an artery in the neck of a US driver and he died very quickly.

Isn't Tokyo humid?

Forget Iran. Takata is the real enemy and I am glad the U.S. government is going after them. Even if Japan does the familiar it's all a misunderstanding routine, the U.S. can seize Takata's U.S. assets and arrest Takata executives. And I agree with SmithinJapan: This evil company has got to be shut down.

All of the Safety Hazards that I see in Japan I am amazed that many people aren't electrocuted, have broken ankles, and other bodily injuries. Companies do what they want regardless of safety laws, some of the risers on stairs makes it almost impossible to walk up. What works in Japan as safety will not cut it in the US.

"Just yesterday in Japan a woman was injured when her Takada-made airbag exploded as she drove..." No, the woman was not driving; she was a passenger in the vehicle, a Nissan X-Trail. The accident occurred in Ito City, Izu.

"...cutting her up pretty badly thanks to the metal parts flying out." As reported by local news networks, the woman received injuries to her face and left arm.

We need to ban airbags and get back to a safer world where people complained about being strangled by seatbelts.