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Public Announcement of Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy Misuse disclosure naming 株式会社ソウゾー

株式会社ソウゾー (Employment-related Subsidies)

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Employment-related SubsidiesFukuoka Labour BureauGovernment disclosure1 February 2023

Action type

Public Announcement of Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy Misuse

Law

Employment-related Subsidies

Authority

Fukuoka Labour Bureau

Action date

1 February 2023

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Report ID: RB-EN-ENFORCEMENT-SUBSIDY-FRAUD-SOU-202607261231
Generated at: 26 July 2026 at 21:31
Record URL: https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/subsidy-fraud-souzo-20230201-b443dd07

1. Review Summary

Disclosure name	株式会社ソウゾー	Corporate Number	Not stated in the disclosure
Enforcement record	1 record	Other confirmed records for this company	Outside this report's scope
Action date	1 February 2023	Authority	Fukuoka Labour Bureau
Law	Employment-related Subsidies	Action type	Public Announcement of Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy Misuse
Source status	Preserved public-source archive recorded

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2. Published Information

Published name	株式会社ソウゾー

3. Enforcement Record

Target name in disclosure	株式会社ソウゾー
Authority	Fukuoka Labour Bureau (福岡労働局)
Law / action type	Employment-related Subsidies / Public Announcement of Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy Misuse
Action / announcement date	Action: 1 February 2023 / Announcement: 23 June 2023
English summary	On June 23, 2023, the Fukuoka Labour Bureau publicly disclosed that Sozo Corporation, located in Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, submitted false application documents claiming layoffs and employment that did not occur. The company improperly received 4,360,700 yen in emergency employment stability subsidies. The violations involved creating false documents asserting layoffs and employment, despite the company not actually conducting layoffs or employing staff, leading to unjust subsidy receipt. The company had partially refunded some of the amount. The case is documented in the 'List of Business Owners Who Illegally Received Subsidies' published by the Fukuoka Labour Bureau.
Original Japanese text	休業していないにもかかわらず、休業したとする、また、雇用していないにもかかわらず、雇用したとする虚偽の申請書類を作成し、当該助成金を不正に受給したもの。雇用していないにもかかわらず、雇用したとすに受給したもの。
Financial / consumer impact	Penalty: - / Affected amount: ¥4.4M (¥4,360,700) / Affected consumers: Not recorded
Official source	https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/fukuoka-roudoukyoku/content/contents/002708143.pdf
Source archive	https://kiroku.today/a/0e0f4d93a0iix978
Extraction / evidence timestamps	Extracted: 16 July 2026 at 00:31 / Evidence checked: 26 July 2026 at 19:27 / Archive captured: 13 July 2026 at 10:18

4. Business Location and Permit Details

Business location address	福岡県福岡市博多区中洲
Representative	越智

5. Other Confirmed Records for This Company

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□ Corporate Number, address, or other identifiers were reviewed to avoid confusing similarly named entities.
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Action summary

Company: 株式会社ソウゾーJapanese only
Original: 株式会社ソウゾー
Governing law: Employment-related Subsidies
雇用関係助成金
Action type: Public Announcement of Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy Misuse
緊急雇用安定助成金不正受給公表
Action date: 1 February 2023
Issuing authority: Fukuoka Labour Bureau
福岡労働局
Industry context: 飲食業
Affected amount: ¥4.4M (¥4,360,700)

Violation

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On June 23, 2023, the Fukuoka Labour Bureau publicly disclosed that Sozo Corporation, located in Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, submitted false application documents claiming layoffs and employment that did not occur. The company improperly received 4,360,700 yen in emergency employment stability subsidies. The violations involved creating false documents asserting layoffs and employment, despite the company not actually conducting layoffs or employing staff, leading to unjust subsidy receipt. The company had partially refunded some of the amount. The case is documented in the 'List of Business Owners Who Illegally Received Subsidies' published by the Fukuoka Labour Bureau.

Show original Japanese text

休業していないにもかかわらず、休業したとする、また、雇用していないにもかかわらず、雇用したとする虚偽の申請書類を作成し、当該助成金を不正に受給したもの。雇用していないにもかかわらず、雇用したとすに受給したもの。

Business location and permit details

Business location address: 福岡県福岡市博多区中洲
Representative: 越智

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Compliance context

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Japanese regulatory disclosure under Employment-related Subsidies.

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Evidence pack

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Extracted at: 2026-07-15T15:31:23.229+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-07-26T10:27:00.169+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-13T01:18:53.928218+00:00

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