Regarding the question of whether weight is measured during the aforementioned reshoot, Mr. Maezawa commented something like, “How can you tell someone is fudging their weight when there isn’t even a scale? The measurement is optional, so it’s perfectly fine not to do it!” But from a male member’s perspective, I can’t help thinking, “Mr. Maezawa! If you have a scale, why don’t you make women step on it during their interviews?”

Maezawa here. > “If there’s a scale available, why not have applicants use it during the interview?” You’re absolutely right. We do strongly encourage it as a general rule. But here’s the thing: it’s difficult to actually force someone to do it. If you were a business owner, could you really tell someone interviewing at your company, “We’ll measure your height and weight ourselves”? That would be pretty difficult, wouldn’t it? You could argue that since the company is paying them, taking actual measurements is reasonable. But some people might decide not to work for a company like that. We might even end up turning away talented people. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but in a setup that can’t function with only men or only women, our policy is: we’d like you to step on the scale, but if you don’t want to, that’s okay too. I’m not sure whether making it mandatory would be the right choice, but for now, this feels like the best approach. Incidentally, I once suggested that at a new location, we should also record leg length, how slim and attractive the legs are, hand length, and how nice the fingers are as data. Since there are no profile photos, wouldn’t that cause problems later? So, in that sense, I understand what the person asking the question means. But we’re dealing with people, after all, so there are some difficult aspects. Also, if male staff took the actual three-size measurements, it would obviously be likely to cause problems. I think it would be difficult unless all interview staff were women.