Enforcement record

Business Improvement Order disclosure naming 東邦瓦斯株式会社

東邦瓦斯株式会社 (ガス事業法)

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ガス事業法Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryGovernment disclosure5 July 2024

Action type

Business Improvement Order

Law

ガス事業法

Authority

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Action date

5 July 2024

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Report ID: RB-EN-ENFORCEMENT-OTHER-DONG-BANG-W-202608131058
Generated at: 13 August 2026 at 19:58
Record URL: https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/other-dong-bang-wa-si-20240705

1. Review Summary

Disclosure name	東邦瓦斯株式会社	Corporate Number	Not stated in the disclosure
Enforcement record	1 record	Other confirmed records for this company	Outside this report's scope
Action date	5 July 2024	Authority	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Law	ガス事業法	Action type	Business Improvement Order
Source status	Preserved public-source archive recorded

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2. Published Information

Published name	東邦瓦斯株式会社

3. Enforcement Record

Target name in disclosure	東邦瓦斯株式会社
Authority	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省)
Law / action type	ガス事業法 / Business Improvement Order
Action / announcement date	Action: 5 July 2024 / Announcement: 10 May 2026
English summary	Toho Gas Co., Ltd. was found to have multiple cases where senior staff members engaged in long-term, frequent information exchanges with Chuden Mirai. These exchanges included confirming order intentions, bid price levels, and deciding on prospective order recipients. Many of these exchanges were conducted by department managers or similar personnel over an extended period. Based on this, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry determined that a business improvement order under the Gas Business Act was necessary, provided an opportunity for explanation, and notified the company to submit a statement of explanation.
Original Japanese text	東邦瓦斯は、部長級の職員等が、中電ミライズとの間で情報交換等を長期にわたり頻繁に行い、その中で、両社の受注意向や応札価格水準等を確認し合ったり、受注予定者を決定したりする情報交換等を行っていた案件が複数確認された。長期にわたり頻繁に情報交換等が行われており、その多くが部長等によって行われていたことが確認されている。
Official source	https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2024/06/20240627006/20240627006.html
Source archive	https://kiroku.today/a/df292bda25hm4b5w
Extraction / evidence timestamps	Extracted: 10 May 2026 at 15:03 / Evidence checked: 10 May 2026 at 15:03 / Archive captured: 12 July 2026 at 18:50

4. Business Location and Permit Details

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5. Other Confirmed Records for This Company

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Reviewer Notes

Reviewer		Team / company
Review purpose
Additional notes

□ Official source URL or archived source was checked.
□ Corporate Number, address, or other identifiers were reviewed to avoid confusing similarly named entities.
□ This document is understood as a public-record evidence file, not a credit decision or legal opinion.

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Action summary

Company: 東邦瓦斯株式会社Japanese only
Original: 東邦瓦斯株式会社
Governing law: ガス事業法
ガス事業法
Action type: Business Improvement Order
業務改善命令
Action date: 5 July 2024
Issuing authority: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
経済産業省
Industry context: ガス小売業

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

Toho Gas Co., Ltd. was found to have multiple cases where senior staff members engaged in long-term, frequent information exchanges with Chuden Mirai. These exchanges included confirming order intentions, bid price levels, and deciding on prospective order recipients. Many of these exchanges were conducted by department managers or similar personnel over an extended period. Based on this, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry determined that a business improvement order under the Gas Business Act was necessary, provided an opportunity for explanation, and notified the company to submit a statement of explanation.

Show original Japanese text

東邦瓦斯は、部長級の職員等が、中電ミライズとの間で情報交換等を長期にわたり頻繁に行い、その中で、両社の受注意向や応札価格水準等を確認し合ったり、受注予定者を決定したりする情報交換等を行っていた案件が複数確認された。長期にわたり頻繁に情報交換等が行われており、その多くが部長等によって行われていたことが確認されている。

Compliance context

Medium-high

A formal order requiring business process or compliance control improvements.

Japanese regulatory disclosure under ガス事業法.

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Evidence pack

Original Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack

Extracted at: 2026-05-10T06:03:18.876+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-05-10T06:03:19.703+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-12T09:50:32.485615+00:00

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Language

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