{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"133407","rtpr_id":"nBw5B0jrla","ticker":"6594","exchange":"TSE Tokyo","all_tickers":["6594"],"title":"Nidec Announces the Receipt of the Investigation Committee’s Report","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-02T06:40:00.108Z","article_body":"Nidec Announces the Receipt of the Investigation Committee’s Report\n\nAs announced in the press release titled “Notice Regarding Potential Quality\nIssues and Establishment of an Investigation Committee Composed of External\nExperts” dated May 13, 2026, Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY)\n(the “Company” or “we”) established an investigation committee\ncomprised of outside experts (the “Investigation Committee”) and has been\nconducting an investigation into, among other matters, misconduct by the\nCompany and its group companies, such as changes made to materials, processes,\ndesigns, etc. without customer check.\n\nWe hereby announce that the Company has received an investigation report from\nthe Investigation Committee today, as described below. We once again sincerely\napologize for any concern or inconvenience experienced by our customers,\nshareholders, investors, and other stakeholders.\n\n1. The investigation report issued by the Investigation Committee\n\nThe Company has received an investigation report from the Investigation\nCommittee today. After taking confidentiality measures required to protect the\ntrade secrets of the Nidec Group and our business partners, customer\ninformation, individual privacy, and other information, we plan to disclose\nthe report on our website and other platforms on Friday, September 4, 2026.\n\n2. Our future response and preventive measures\n\nThe Company takes seriously the findings and suggestions set forth in the\ninvestigation report, and will make a company-wide effort to review our\nquality assurance system, enhance all Nidec employees’ compliance awareness,\nand prepare and implement effective recurrence-prevention measures. We also\nplan to disclose these measures on our website and other platforms on Friday,\nSeptember 4, 2026.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901419270/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901419270/en/)\n\nTeruaki Urago\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nInvestor Relations\n\n+81-75-935-6140\n\nir@nidec.com (mailto:ir@nidec.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5B0jrla","title":"Nidec Announces the Receipt of the Investigation Committee’s Report","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"6594","created":"2026-09-02T06:40:00.108Z","tickers":["6594"],"exchange":"TSE Tokyo","article_body":"Nidec Announces the Receipt of the Investigation Committee’s Report\n\nAs announced in the press release titled “Notice Regarding Potential Quality\nIssues and Establishment of an Investigation Committee Composed of External\nExperts” dated May 13, 2026, Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY)\n(the “Company” or “we”) established an investigation committee\ncomprised of outside experts (the “Investigation Committee”) and has been\nconducting an investigation into, among other matters, misconduct by the\nCompany and its group companies, such as changes made to materials, processes,\ndesigns, etc. without customer check.\n\nWe hereby announce that the Company has received an investigation report from\nthe Investigation Committee today, as described below. We once again sincerely\napologize for any concern or inconvenience experienced by our customers,\nshareholders, investors, and other stakeholders.\n\n1. The investigation report issued by the Investigation Committee\n\nThe Company has received an investigation report from the Investigation\nCommittee today. After taking confidentiality measures required to protect the\ntrade secrets of the Nidec Group and our business partners, customer\ninformation, individual privacy, and other information, we plan to disclose\nthe report on our website and other platforms on Friday, September 4, 2026.\n\n2. Our future response and preventive measures\n\nThe Company takes seriously the findings and suggestions set forth in the\ninvestigation report, and will make a company-wide effort to review our\nquality assurance system, enhance all Nidec employees’ compliance awareness,\nand prepare and implement effective recurrence-prevention measures. We also\nplan to disclose these measures on our website and other platforms on Friday,\nSeptember 4, 2026.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901419270/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901419270/en/)\n\nTeruaki Urago\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nInvestor Relations\n\n+81-75-935-6140\n\nir@nidec.com (mailto:ir@nidec.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-02T06:40:00.141175224Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788331200141},"received_at":"2026-09-02T06:40:00.227Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901419270/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"122300","press_release_id":"133407","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Electrical Equipment","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["confirmed misconduct related to quality assurance processes","unauthorized changes to materials, processes, and designs without customer checks","reputational risk pending disclosure of full investigation report"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Nidec Corporation received a report from an external investigation committee confirming misconduct, including unauthorized changes to materials, processes, and designs without customer checks.\n\nThe investigation was launched on May 13, 2026, and the company plans to disclose the full report and its preventive measures on September 4, 2026.\n\nManagement apologized to stakeholders and pledged a company-wide review of its quality assurance system to prevent recurrence.","sentiment":"bearish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"External investigation confirms quality control misconduct at Nidec; full disclosure due Friday."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"report_disclosure_date":"Friday, September 4, 2026","investigation_committee":"external experts","investigation_start_date":"May 13, 2026"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Teruaki Urago","role":"General Manager, Investor Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Nidec Corporation","ticker":"6594"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"The company received a report from an external investigation committee confirming misconduct related to quality assurance processes (unauthorized changes to materials, processes, designs). 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