A logo of Mitsubishi Electric Corp is pictured at the CEATEC JAPAN 2017 (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files
TOKYO (Reuters) -Mitsubishi Electric Corp's CEO on Friday said he will step down after the company revealed it had falsified inspection data, stretching back more than three decades, for air conditioners and brake compressors used by train operators.
"I am shocked by this. I offer my deep apology for the trouble we have caused," Takeshi Sugiyama said at a news conference. He said he will appoint a successor once he has coordinated the company's response to the problem.
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