[Post-Corrective Notice Corporate Conduct: Report on the Company’s Refusal to Acknowledge Dispute Regarding Reason for Separation]
Date: June 9, 2025, 8:00 JST
From: Shunsuke Kimura shukku9998@gmail.com
To: Whistleblower Protection System Officer g.koueki24@caa.go.jp
To:Consumer Affairs Agency
Director for Whistleblower Protection and Cooperation
My name is Shunsuke Kimura, the whistleblower.
Regarding the “Corrective Notice” I received from your agency in the morning of May 29, 2025,
I hereby report that on the same day, I received from the target entity, Maeda Corporation, a set of documents including the following:
These documents contained a formal set of dismissal-related procedures, including a form asking the whistleblower to confirm “whether they dispute the reason for separation.”
It was confirmed that these procedures were unilaterally processed on the same day the corrective notice was issued, with no indication that the notice was considered or adjusted for in any way.
The attached “Cover Letter for Social Insurance Documents” is dated May 29, 2025, the same day as the agency’s corrective notice, which confirms this coincidence in terms of formality.
However, the actual delivery/receipt took place on May 30, suggesting that the company prioritized formal procedural completion without due consideration of the contents of the corrective notice.
■ List of Attached Documents
- Cover Letter for Social Insurance Documents (dated May 29, 2025)
- Confirmation Form Regarding Reason for Separation (dated June 2, 2025)
- Unemployment Insurance Certificate of Separation – Part 2 (Excerpt: Reason for Separation section), issued June 6, 2025
I, the whistleblower, returned document (2) above on June 2, 2025, clearly stating “I object to the stated reason for separation.”
Subsequently, in the document (3) issued and sent on June 6, 2025, the following entry was made on the official record of the “Unemployment Insurance Certificate of Separation – Part 2”:
■ Excerpt from Certificate of Separation – Part 2
(16) Determination by the Separated Individual (check as appropriate)
☑ I object to the reason for separation as written by the employer
Name: Shunsuke Kimura
Entry in “Details (Employer Use Only)” section:
“Dismissal”
As shown above, my explicit objection is clearly recorded in the official certificate.
Despite this, the company finalized the submission of the document to Hello Work (the government job center) without reviewing or amending the content, nor did it contact your agency for further consultation or adjustment.
This series of actions, taken immediately after the issuance of the corrective notice, strongly suggests that the company processed the duty of “effective operation of internal whistleblower systems” only as a formality, in practice abandoning its substance.
Accordingly, I respectfully request that this matter be confirmed and recorded as part of the case,
and, where appropriate, considered as supplementary evidence in your system review or included in future reporting.
If there are any further confirmations or requests from your agency, I will respond promptly.
Thank you for your continued attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Shunsuke Kimura
📘 Relevant Guideline Reference:
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- Chapter II: Paragraph 11
- UNCAC Article 33
Enterprises should"establish and maintain effective internal procedures" for whistleblower protection and act in good faith upon corrective recommendations issued by national authorities.
Protection of reporting persons, especially against retaliation following disclosures.
