Japan’s public pension fund sues Toshiba: WSJ

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The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind trees at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo
The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind trees at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2015.

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Japan’s public pension fund has sued Toshiba Corp for $10 million in damages related to the technology and industrial conglomerate’s $1.3 billion accounting scandal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Officials at the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and Toshiba were not immediately available for comment.


(Reporting by Kentaro Hamada and Christopher Gallagher; Writing by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)