TOKYO -- Toshiba said Friday that it has cut 14,450 jobs worldwide, roughly 30% more than planned, as it struggles to get back on its feet following a damaging book-cooking scandal.

     The initial target was to reduce the number of workers worldwide by 10,840 from the level at the end of March 2015. Cuts in Japan totaled 8,430. Most of the 6,020 jobs slashed outside Japan were layoffs.

     The number includes 3,449 people who accepted early retirement packages, which targeted 40 and older full-time employees with 10 years or more of service. The offer was put forward to workers in the consumer electronics, PC,  read more here