The incident strained relations between the United States and Japan, and resulted in the arrest and prosecution of two senior executives, as well as the imposition of sanctions on the company by both countries.
Incident zategnutih odnosa između Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i Japana rezultirao je uhićenjem i procesuiranjem dvojice viših direktora kao i nametanje sankcija u obje kompanije (norveška i japanska).