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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)

This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.

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

Current page: Enforcement record

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Source verification

Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Fukuoka Labour Bureau
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: Jul 13, 2026, 10:18 AM JST

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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

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

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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Extracted at: 2026-08-02T11:02:03.964+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-08-02T11:02:02.722+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-13T01:18:53.928218+00:00

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