Yasutaka Kawamura, president of Yoshinoya Holdings, a major beef bowl chain, said at a general meeting of shareholders on the 26th that there were a series of inappropriate cases concerning gender and nationality, such as a statement by a former officer of a subsidiary who looked down on women. We apologize for the first time in public. "
Regarding the Yoshinoya, a former officer made a statement last month that looked down on women at a lecture for working adults held at the university and was dismissed. On the other hand, it became clear that the hiring manager sent an e-mail refusing to participate because he judged that he was a foreign national from information such as the university and place of residence, and there were inappropriate cases regarding gender and nationality. It is one after another.
Regarding a series of scandals, President Kawamura of the parent company Yoshinoya Holdings said at a general meeting of shareholders held in Tokyo, "The series of events that occurred at the Yoshinoya and the accompanying reports caused a great deal of concern and inconvenience to shareholders. I apologized.
This is the first time President Kawamura has publicly apologized.
The general meeting was held for nearly an hour and a half with more than 200 shareholders attending the venue, and questions were asked about a series of scandals, but the company did not disclose the details of the question and answer session.