The president of the management company of “Kappa Sushi” was arrested on suspicion of illegally taking trade secrets such as the cost of products from “Hama Sushi” where he worked before, and the president resigned from the Hamazushi side. Interviews with investigative officials and others revealed that there was a suspicion that the data was copied and taken out immediately following the offer. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that he may have deliberately committed fraud in an attempt to utilize data in a rival chain he changed jobs to.
Kimi Tanabe, 46, the president of Kappa Create, which operates Kappa Sushi, said that from September to December, before and following he changed jobs from the parent company of rival chain Hamazushi, he had been searching for Hamazushi products. He was arrested on suspicion of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and was sent to the public prosecutor’s office on the 2nd, saying that he illegally took out trade secrets such as the cost of ingredients used for cooking.
In addition, the Metropolitan Police Department also sent documents to Kappa Create as a corporation, saying that the data was used for the management of the company.
Around September 30, when President Tanabe was working for Hamazushi’s parent company, it is believed that he illegally took out a file containing trade secrets by uploading it to an external server through his subordinates. Interviews with investigators and others revealed that it was just following he had applied to resign from Hamazushi’s parent company.
According to investigative sources, the president submitted his resignation in mid- to late-September two years ago. I was an adviser.
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that he may have deliberately committed fraud in an attempt to utilize data at a rival chain he changed jobs to, and is investigating the details.
