This statement was originally published in Japanese by Inclusive Solutions LLC on July 30, 2025.
For the benefit of overseas investors and parties related to PERSOL, we are releasing this official English translation.
If you discover any errors or mistranslations, please contact us.
The original Japanese text is provided below.
Background of This Statement
As of July 30, 2025, Inclusive Solutions LLC hereby formally declares that PERSOL CAREER Inc., which has been at the center of the HiPro Scandal, is a company with governance failure and systematic compliance violations.
Our company will continue to conduct independent investigations and publish related reports.
In our previous articles regarding the HiPro Scandal, we have intentionally used indirect expressions such as:
- “Suspected unauthorized legal practices”
- “Signs of governance failure”
- “Concerns over compliance issues”
These cautious expressions were chosen to minimize the risk of defamation or interference with business operations, while ensuring careful and responsible reporting.
However, more than four months have passed since the initial discovery of this scandal, and PERSOL CAREER Inc. has failed to fulfill its accountability or to provide any official rebuttal.
During this period of silence, Mr. Teppei Nomura, who served as the Head of HiPro Tech, has effectively disappeared from public view, with no internal or external explanation provided by the company.
Consequently, this prolonged silence has reached the stage where society interprets it as tacit acceptance and approval.
Social Significance and the Necessity of Whistleblowing
The HiPro Scandal is not merely a contractual dispute between a company and an independent contractor.
It represents a multi-layered case of governance breakdown rarely seen in Japan’s economic history, involving:
- Possible execution or tolerance of unauthorized legal practices
- Contract structures potentially constituting double legal representation
- Silence from the compliance division
- The effective disappearance of the department head
- The hollowing-out of internal control reports
- Concealment of the HiPro Tech department and its brand reorganization tactics
The PERSOL Group employs approximately 80,000 people and has annual revenue of about 1.5 trillion yen, making it one of Japan’s leading corporations.
That such an organization can experience this level of corruption and concealment without social accountability or media scrutiny is a deeply alarming situation.
Future Publishing Policy and Public Call
Going forward, Inclusive Solutions will continue to publish information based on the following policies:
- Explicitly refer to PERSOL CAREER Inc. and the broader PERSOL Group as a company with governance failure and systematic compliance violations
- Strengthen and maintain top search rankings by restructuring and expanding related articles
- Expose the contrast between the company’s public relations activities (such as regional revitalization projects) and its internal misconduct
To Mr. Takao Wada, President and CEO of PERSOL Holdings Inc.:
If you believe any part of our statement contains factual errors or misrepresentations, please feel free to contact us directly.
We are fully prepared to verify your claims and, if necessary, make prompt corrections or public apologies.
Inclusive Solutions LLC
Representative Partner: Kosuke Abe
About Inclusive Solutions LLC
Inclusive Solutions is an IT and data consulting firm founded in 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. The company supports organizations in DX, data pipeline development, and compliance-related advisory.
It is currently the only independent organization that has uncovered and reported on the HiPro scandal at PERSOL Career, while also acting as a shareholder of PERSOL Holdings. Inclusive Solutions is committed to promoting stronger corporate governance and transparency within PERSOL and Japan’s HR industry as a whole.
We have published multiple in-depth articles in Japanese covering the HiPro scandal:
Inclusive Solutions LLC supports organizational management grounded in transparency, public interest, and ethics through the power of data and systems.
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