Nitto Denko Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President: Hideo Takasaki) (hereafter “Nitto”) announces the establishment of an investigation committee comprising external experts to investigate the company’s inappropriate practices (hereafter “the inappropriate practices”) in relation to the certification of its water membrane module products. The inappropriate practices were made public by Nitto on January 5, 2024.
Nitto offers its profound apologies to customers, water utility companies, water users, and all other parties concerned, including the Association of Membrane Separation Technology, Japan, for the concern and inconvenience caused by its actions.
Specific procedures and the schedule of the investigation will be determined by the investigation committee in due course. Nitto is committed to fully cooperating with the investigation by the committee.
Chairperson | Masato Igoshi (Lawyer, Law Office Pegasus) |
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Member | Hiroshi Yamasaki (Lawyer, Law Office Pegasus) |
Member | Michihiro Fujita (Lawyer, Law Office Pegasus) |
Member | Masahiko Munechika (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University; Area of expertise: quality management) |
Member | Hiroshi Yamamura (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University; Area of expertise: water treatment technology, especially membrane filtration) |
Chairperson: Masato Igoshi
1980–2009 | Prosecutor (Last job title: Chief Public Prosecutor) |
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2009 | Registered as a lawyer (Osaka Bar Association) |
2009–present | Law Office Pegasus |
Member: Hiroshi Yamasaki
1987–1990 | Worked at an insurance company |
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1999 | Registered as a lawyer (Osaka Bar Association) |
1999–2012 | Shinsei Sougou Law Office |
2002–2004 | Assistant to the Comprehensive External Auditor of Osaka Prefecture |
2013–present | Law Office Pegasus |
Member: Michihiro Fujita
2007 | Registered as a lawyer (Tokyo Bar Association) |
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2008–2011 | Worked at in an information systems company |
2011–2012 | Shinsei Sougou Law Office (Osaka Bar Association) |
2013–present | Law Office Pegasus |
Member: Masahiko Munechika
1987–1992 | Research Associate, Department of Reaction Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo |
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1992–1993 | Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science and Engineering (now the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering), Waseda University |
1993–1999 | Assistant Professor (Jokyo), same as above |
1999–present | Professor, same as above |
Member: Hiroshi Yamamura
2009–2012 | Worked at a chemical manufacturer |
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2012–2015 | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
2015–2020 | Associate Professor, same as above |
2020–present | Professor, same as above |
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