Significant questions about research misconduct have been raised about a prominent Japanese cardiovascular researcher, Issei Komuro.

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On many of the papers Komuro served as the senior author.

FORBES: Suspicions Raised About Another Japanese Cardiovascular Researcher

Pop super-musician Komuro Tetsuya paid for his success this year.

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The accusation against Komuro in a blog is strongly reminiscent of the scandal involving Hiroaki Matsubara, another prominent researcher who recently resigned from his position after numerous retractions and investigations.

FORBES: Suspicions Raised About Another Japanese Cardiovascular Researcher

The staggering amount made 38-year-old Komuro the fourth-largest taxpayer in his country. (The three with bigger bills were a cosmetics tycoon, a property magnate and a financier.) Komuro is a man of many musical parts.

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