Maezawa from the President’s Office here.
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If the man from your business partner’s company was a Universe Club member, and after receiving an offer from him and going on a date, you refused to continue the relationship after dinner, which led him to complain to your company and ultimately made it difficult for you to remain there, forcing you to resign—
then that man would be violating the club’s terms, and there is a high likelihood that he would be expelled.
Furthermore, if you hire a lawyer to seek compensation from the man, and the personal-information inquiry is conducted in accordance with the procedures established under the Attorney Act, there is also a high likelihood that the club would disclose the information.
That said, this means that if both the lawyer and the bar association deem it necessary, there is a good chance the inquiry will be answered. We do not respond to inquiries from lawyers alone, as there is no legal basis for doing so.
After that, your lawyer would likely pursue compensation from the man.
As for resigning from the company, the appropriate response depends on whether the company asked you to leave. If they did, you should clarify whether this constituted dismissal. If not, you could also choose to remain with the company rather than resign.
Of course, if they said that remaining at the company would put you at a disadvantage, I recommend recording everything they say.
You should also check the company’s work rules. Dismissal based on something not stated in the work rules is invalid. Even if they apply an ambiguously worded provision, you may have a good chance of winning if you challenge it.
For example, if a lawsuit takes three years, you could potentially receive well over ¥10 million from the company. The important thing is evidence.
Secure evidence while the company is still off guard. Secure evidence while the man is still off guard.
If you do that, this may be a case you could win in court even without a lawyer.
When it is obvious that they would lose in court, the other party will often settle instead. No one willingly goes to trial knowing they will lose.
Adult conflicts aren’t settled with physical force. If you’ve been treated unfairly, I think it’s best to approach it with the determination to get back twice as much.
For that reason, I recommend looking into the legal aspects of what happened. I can’t say for sure without knowing the details, but I feel that you may at least be able to strike back at the other party.
