Evidence No.20

【Correction Notice】Regarding the phrasing of the deadline in the email dated April 16, 2025

April 18, 2025 14:32

From: Shunsuke Kimura shukku9998@gmail.com

To: Whistleblower Protection System Office g.koueki24@caa.go.jp

To: Consumer Affairs Agency

Director for Whistleblower Protection and Cooperation

This is Shunsuke Kimura, the whistleblower regarding Maeda Corporation and Infroneer Holdings.

Thank you very much for your email reply.

Regarding the email I sent on April 16, 2025, I would like to inform you of the following correction due to a phrase that may have caused misunderstanding:

【Quoted Passage in Question】

These documents will be submitted as evidence that the company officially stated “we will not respond” as of April 16, without waiting for the company’s designated deadline (April 18, 2025).

【Corrected Expression】

These documents will be submitted as evidence that, based on the deadlines I as the whistleblower set for the company (April 14 for Report No.0, April 18 for Reports No.1–7), the deadline had already passed for Report No.0, and the company officially stated “we will not respond” for Reports No.1–7 as of April 16, even before their respective deadlines.

This correction is intended solely to clarify the wording, and does not change the purpose or structure of the reports themselves.

I understand your office is extremely busy, but I would be grateful if you could kindly record this correction as supplementary information.

Sincerely,

Shunsuke Kimura (Whistleblower)

📧 shukku9998@gmail.com

📅 Sent: Friday, April 18, 2025

🧾 Supplementary Reference (previous email quoted):

📅 April 16, 2025 (Wed) 19:01

From: Shunsuke Kimura shukku9998@gmail.com

To: Consumer Affairs Agency, Director for Whistleblower Protection and Cooperation

Dear Sir or Madam,

This is Shunsuke Kimura, the whistleblower regarding Maeda Corporation and Infroneer Holdings.

This email is submitted as supplemental documentation based on the guidance provided in your message dated March 28, 2025, regarding “Confirmation of System Development under Article 11 of the Whistleblower Protection Act.”

■ Overview of the Reports

◼【Reports No.0–8】

• No.0 (March 16, 2025):

Initial report regarding cover-up of industrial accidents, accounting fraud, and retaliatory personnel actions reported to the parent company (Infroneer HD).

→ Only automated reply received. No investigation notice or hearing provided.

• No.1–7 (April 13, 2025):

Reports structured by theme to verify the systemic failure of the whistleblower system:

1. Systemic disregard and failure to supervise
2. Lack of effectiveness of the whistleblower system
3. Audit firm failure and internal control violations
4. Obstruction and concealment of labor accident reporting
5. False statements in financial reporting
6. Threats of disciplinary action against the whistleblower
7. Estimation of structural compensation costs (symbolic model of 5 to 9 billion yen)

→ All received only automated replies. No corrective actions or investigations initiated.
• No.8 (April 14, 2025):

As the parent company’s system failed, a report was submitted to the subsidiary (Maeda Road).

→ Response received stating “Forwarded to the parent company.”

→ Judged to be a structural breakdown of the system, where corrective demands were “returned to the violating party.”

◼【Company Response: No.9】

• No.9 (April 16, 2025):

Official response from Infroneer HD stating that it will not respond due to “system abuse for the purpose of financial demands.”

→ The statement claims that the whistleblower repeatedly demanded 20 billion yen, but in fact, only Report No.7 contains a reference to monetary figures.

→ The 5 to 9 billion yen estimate was presented as a symbolic model for structural restoration, not as a settlement demand.

→ Reports No.0–6 and No.8 do not contain any monetary requests and concern only structural and supervisory issues.

→ Thus, the blanket refusal of all reports as “system abuse for monetary gain” is recognized as a serious violation of the system development obligation under Article 11.

■ Attached Documents (Total 4 files)

• 【0_Initial Report】20250316_Record of Parent Company’s System Failure.pdf
• 【1-7_Structured Report Log】Record of System Failure and Duty Violation.pdf
• 【8_Transfer Proof】Subsidiary's Demonstration of System Dysfunction.pdf
• 【9_Official Rejection Record】20250416_Email from Parent Company Denying the Whistleblower System.pdf

These are submitted as evidence that the company officially stated “we will not respond” as of April 16, before the deadlines set by the whistleblower (April 14 for Report No.0 and April 18 for Reports No.1–7).

We hope this documentation serves as a useful reference in evaluating the effectiveness of the whistleblower system at Maeda Corporation and Infroneer Holdings, and in your determination regarding the need for structural system development.

Sincerely,

Shunsuke Kimura (Whistleblower)

📧 shukku9998@gmail.com

📅 Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

📎The original Japanese evidence document (PDF) is attached below for reference.