Mr. Kikuma resigned as chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents on December 3, following the problem that a travel agency whose representative director is Jungo Kikuma is suspected of illegally receiving an employment adjustment subsidy. I announced that I did.
Regarding the travel agency "World Aviation Service" in Tokyo, where Mr. Kikuma serves as the representative director, since last year, he has submitted false documents to the country pretending to be resting employees and illegally received employment adjustment subsidies. It has become clear that there is a suspicion.
According to a third-party committee made by an outside lawyer, the amount received based on an application that is contrary to the fact is estimated to be about 178 million yen, so the third-party committee intentionally fraudulently He said he couldn't clearly determine if it was.
According to the Japan Association of Travel Agents, Mr. Kikuma reported the resignation of the chairman on December 3rd, saying, "I can't let the association's business stagnate and I want to concentrate on my own business."
In response to this, the association held an extraordinary board meeting on the 6th, decided to resign Mr. Kikuma on the 3rd, and the successor chairman, JTB chairman who was acting as chairman in response to a series of problems. Hiroyuki Takahashi has decided to take office.