Toshiba’s recent accounting scandal – the company was found to have inflated its profits by ¥151.8 billion ($1.2 billion) over several years since 2008 – presents an opportunity for Japan’s government to demonstrate its seriousness about the new regulations. Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka and other senior executives have had to resign; the interim CEO apologized to Abe’s office;
最近的东芝会计丑闻为日本政府提供了一次证明其是否严肃对待新监管措施的机会。东芝被发现在2008年以来的多年中虚增利润1,51.8亿日元。东芝CEO田中久雄（Hisao Tanaka）和其他高管已经引咎辞职；临时CEO就此向安倍办公室谢罪；公司副董事长兼前CEO佐佐木则夫（Norio Sasaki）退出政府委员会；东芝审计委员会前主席也从政府会计委员会去职。