Public interest corporation accepting technical intern trainees Is the former chairman approving regardless of the amount?

It is said that the public interest incorporated foundation "I'm Japan = International Human Resources Development Organization", which is the largest accepting organization for foreign technical intern trainees in Japan, preferentially ordered goods etc. from a company run by an acquaintance of the former chairman. It turned out that there was a suspicion that the former chairman had made a decision by himself regardless of the amount of the order, contrary to the internal rules.

A third-party committee pointed out that "I had to follow the intentions of the former chairman, and my acquaintance's orders to the company increased."

The former chairman insisted in the interview that "the individual contracts were left to the director in charge."

The public interest incorporated foundation "I'm Japan" is close to 600 million yen for a company run by an acquaintance of Mr. Kyoei Yanagisawa (77), a former chairman of the Ministry of Labor and an alumnus of the former Ministry of Labor. A survey by a third-party committee made up of outside lawyers revealed that there was a suspicion that they had prioritized the ordering of goods.

According to the internal rules of I'm Japan, the chairman has the authority to approve a contract of 5 million yen or more, but there is a suspicion that the former chairman violated this rule and decided himself regardless of the amount. I understand.

According to the survey report, when making a quote from a vendor, it was sometimes necessary to redo the quote if the company of an acquaintance was not included.

As a result, my acquaintance's orders to the company extended not only to items such as personal computers, jumpers, and foliage plants, but also to investigation and analysis of system repairs and arrangements for staff trips.

Regarding this situation, the third-party committee points out that "the situation has forced us to follow the intentions of the former chairman, and the number of orders from acquaintances to the company has increased."

The former chairman insisted in an interview that "the individual contracts are left to the director in charge, and we have never given priority to ordering."