| 23 Mar 2023 | 株式会社ホビーチーム Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥32M | The Kanagawa Labor Bureau announced that Hobby Team Co., Ltd. falsely claimed employment subsidies by submitting fraudulent documents, despite not having employed staff or taking leave, and received approximately 31.5 million yen in subsidies. Some of the amount has been partially reimbursed. |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 株式会社加茂川 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥683 | Received benefits unlawfully, with voluntary disclosure. If full repayment or payment is confirmed after publication, the business owner’s name will be removed. |
| 16 Mar 2023 | 株式会社スプリング Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Multiple subsidy programs | ¥69M | The Kyoto Labour Bureau announced the public disclosure of business owners who fraudulently received emergency employment stability subsidies and employment adjustment subsidies. The cases involve false applications claiming employment when no employment was actually conducted, resulting in improper receipt of subsidies. The subsidies were granted on specified dates in 2023 and subsequently canceled on later dates after the fraudulent activities were discovered. |
| 16 Mar 2023 | 株式会社スプリング Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Multiple subsidy programs | ¥68M | The Kyoto Labour Bureau announced that company Spring falsely claimed employment status to unlawfully receive employment adjustment subsidies, resulting in a total of 67,943,840 yen in improper benefits. The company was also involved in the fraudulent receipt of emergency employment stability subsidies. |
| 8 Mar 2023 | 合同会社M.C.S Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥26M | The company M.C.S. falsely claimed employment to unlawfully receive employment subsidy funds and overpaid sick leave benefits, resulting in a total of 25,733,856 yen in improper subsidy receipt, partially reimbursed. |
| 7 Mar 2023 | 合同会社つきみ屋 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥5.9M | The Hokkaido Labour Bureau announced that LLC Tsukimiya falsely claimed to have conducted business closures to unlawfully receive employment adjustment subsidies, despite actually continuing operations. The company received 5,871,400 yen in subsidies on March 7, 2023, and has partially repaid this amount. |
| 22 Feb 2023 | 株式会社伝八 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥4.8M | The Kanagawa Labour Bureau announced that株式会社伝八 falsely claimed employment to unlawfully receive employment adjustment subsidies, totaling 4,800,000 yen, by submitting fraudulent documents. The company, located at 横浜市緑区白山2-14-34, was involved in the case on May 11, 2023. |
| 21 Feb 2023 | 有限会社ホテル大橋 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Multiple subsidy programs | ¥136M | The Yamanashi Labor Bureau announced that several businesses, including Hotel Ohashi Co., Ltd., falsely applied for employment adjustment subsidies and emergency employment stability subsidies, resulting in total recoveries of over 135 million yen. Multiple cases involved creating false application documents and receiving subsidies without actual layoffs. Full refunds have been made in some cases. |
| 20 Feb 2023 | 株式会社水戸京成百貨店 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Multiple subsidy programs | ¥1.1B | Created false application documents claiming to have taken leave despite being present at work, leading to the unjust receipt of a subsidy. The payment decision was canceled on February 20, Reiwa 5 (2023). |
| 14 Feb 2023 | 一般財団法人若桜町観光 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥79M | The Tottori Labour Bureau announced that the operator of 'ん」の運営、キャンプ場・ス' falsely claimed subsidies related to employment adjustment grants, including creating false documents to simulate business closures and disbandment of waste separation, resulting in an improper subsidy receipt of 78,792,588 yen. |
| 9 Feb 2023 | 有限会社桃華園 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy | ¥4.1M | The Niigata Labour Bureau announced that Company Limited Momokaen, represented by Mr. Hirata Midori, falsely claimed to have employed staff and taken leave on non-leave days to unlawfully receive the Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy. The company received 4,141,195 yen on February 9, 2023, which has been fully reimbursed. The false documentation was submitted on April 19, 2023. |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 株式会社ソウゾー Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy | ¥4.4M | The Fukuoka Labour Bureau announced that Sozo Corporation falsely claimed to have conducted layoffs and employment, and improperly received approximately 4,360,700 yen in emergency employment stability subsidies. The company submitted fraudulent application documents and received the subsidy without actual layoffs or employment. |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 株式会社ソウゾー Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy | ¥4.4M | The Fukuoka Labour Bureau announced that AIF Company falsely submitted documents claiming employment to unlawfully receive 4,360,700 yen in the Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidy, despite not employing the individual. The company is located in Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City. |
| 25 Jan 2023 | 鈴樹工業株式会社 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥11M | Suzuki Kogyo Co., Ltd. was found to have submitted false application documents and improperly received employment adjustment subsidies (COVID-19 special case) amounting to 7,499,520 yen, despite not properly managing employment and not paying leave allowances to employees who were actually working. |
| 23 Jan 2023 | 株式会社宝 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Subsidy or grant disclosure | - | The company was found to have submitted false documents claiming to have employed and paid leave to workers, despite not actually doing so, in order to unlawfully receive employment adjustment subsidy funds. The company subsequently repaid the full amount. |
| 23 Jan 2023 | 株式会社如月創建 Government disclosure record | METI and COVID-era business grants | Improper receipt disclosed - Business Continuity Grant | ¥2M | The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that Kisaragi Souken Co., Ltd. was found to have submitted falsified documents for the Sustained Business Subsidy, amounting to 2,000,000 yen, in Fukushima Prefecture. |
| 23 Jan 2023 | ファスト株式会社 Government disclosure record | METI and COVID-era business grants | Improper receipt disclosed - Rent Support Grant | ¥3.9M | Fast Corporation was publicly disclosed for fraudulent receipt of rent support grants by submitting false applications related to lease agreements. |
| 18 Jan 2023 | 株式会社新陽建設 | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | ¥11M | On March 15, 2023, Kanagawa Labour Bureau announced that Shinyo Construction Co., Ltd. improperly received employment adjustment subsidy funds. The company, located in Yokosuka City, received 10,820,500 yen on January 18, 2023, and has partially reimbursed the amount. The improper receipt involved false claims of business suspension on certain days when no suspension occurred. |
| 18 Jan 2023 | 株式会社株式会社 Government disclosure record | MHLW / Labour Bureau employment subsidies | Improper receipt disclosed - Employment Adjustment Subsidy | - | The company, San-in Foods, falsely applied for and received employment adjustment subsidies despite not conducting the required leave or training activities. The Tottori Labour Bureau announced the improper receipt of 22,291,102 yen on February 10, 2023, with full repayment documented on January 18, 2023. |
| 16 Jan 2023 | 株式会社ミラージュ Government disclosure record | METI and COVID-era business grants | Improper receipt disclosed - Business Continuity Grant | ¥2M | Forgery of tax return application documents occurred. |