Extraction of confidential information Unauthorized dinner with former Softbank employees every few months January 28 17:34
In a case where a former SoftBank employee was arrested for taking confidential information, a staff member of the Russian Trade Representative in Japan, who appeared to have received the information, had dinner with a former employee at a restaurant once every few months. I was told by interviews with the investigators. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating as if it had gradually deepened their relationship and sought sensitive information.
Former SoftBank employee Yutaka Araki, 48, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Agency in February last year for allegedly illegally taking out confidential information regarding telecommunications equipment such as telephone base stations.
According to previous investigations, former employees of Araki have stated that they have passed the information to the 50-year-old executives of the Russian Trade Representative in Japan. Interviews with investigators revealed that they had dinner with former Araki employees at a restaurant once a month.
According to investigators, it was estimated that the dinner had taken place more than 10 times, and that executives had not paid their real names and had paid for all food and beverages.
Former employee Araki stated that he had received "tens of thousands of yen" every time he provided materials at the request of executives.
The Metropolitan Police Department has increasingly requested confidential information as it has deepened its relationship, requesting that senior officials and former employees who had returned to the country, who also had contact with former employees, appear.