Enforcement record
Recommendation disclosure naming 東芝ホクト電子株式会社
This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.
Action type
Recommendation
Law
Subcontract Act
Authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Action date
15 January 2026
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- Japan Fair Trade Commission
- Official source URL
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Action summary
- Company
- 東芝ホクト電子株式会社Japanese onlyOriginal: 東芝ホクト電子株式会社
- Governing law
- Subcontract Act下請法
- Action type
- Recommendation勧告
- Action date
- 15 January 2026
- Issuing authority
- Japan Fair Trade Commission公正取引委員会
- Industry context
- 電子部品製造
- Affected consumers
- 14
- Affected amount
- ¥2.1M (¥2,090,000)
Violation
Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Co., Ltd. was found to have lent molds and other manufacturing tools owned by itself or its clients to subcontractors. Despite not placing orders for these molds for an extended period after April 1, 2024, the company had the subcontractors store a total of 483 molds free of charge. Additionally, between April 2024 and May 2025, the company collected or disposed of a total of 390 molds. The violations involved the unauthorized storage of molds and parts used for manufacturing products such as magnetrons and thermal print heads, which were commissioned by other businesses. The Fair Trade Commission issued a recommendation on January 15, 2026, under the Subcontractors Law.
Show original Japanese text
東芝ホクト電子は、下請事業者に対して自社又は自社の顧客が所有する金型等を貸与し、遅くとも令和６年４月１日以降、発注を長期間行わないにもかかわらず、合計483個の金型等を無償で保管させていた。さらに、令和６年４月から令和７年５月までに合計390個の金型等を回収または廃棄している。
Compliance context
MediumA regulator issued a recommendation or formal request for corrective action.
Subcontracting law governing unfair treatment of subcontractors by main contractors.
Review the facts and follow-up status. This is usually less severe than a suspension or revocation, but still a public enforcement signal.
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Open original sources and verification detailsOfficial URL, direct PDF, and Kiroku archive
- Extracted at
- 2026-07-10T07:50:16.881+00:00
- Evidence checked
- 2026-07-10T07:50:17.282+00:00
- Archive captured
- 2026-07-10T07:51:25.842769+00:00
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