Ryoichi Asanuma、a certified second-class architect, apologizes for faking quake data for buildings at a media conference in Sapporo on March 7.

Ryoichi Asanuma, a certified architect second-class, compiled the faked quake data for the five complexes.

Asanuma, who is based in Sapporo, has told Sapporo Municipal Government officials that he faked quake-resistance data on 33 buildings in Sapporo, and the city is probing the remaining 28 sites, ministry officials said.

The Japan Times Weekly: March 11, 2006
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