Japanese company apologizes for causing a fire in Mongolia

According to a report by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) today, Japanese telecom operator KDDI has apologized for causing a large-scale grassland fire in a nature reserve in Mongolia. According to NHK, KDDI issued a statement of apology, saying that the relevant activities of its subsidiary Mobicon triggered the fire, stating that it "deeply recognizes that this incident has had a huge impact on Mongolia's natural environment," and will support Mobicon in cooperating with the Mongolian side's investigation. According to KDDI's explanation, Mobicon's Japanese CEO Yasuhiro Ochi and others had driven into the reserve to conduct a "communications test," which resulted in the fire.