MIXI, a major IT company, announced on the 30th that it has dismissed Hiroo Ueda, the representative director of Chari Loto (Tokyo), a subsidiary that sells bicycle tickets online, effective the same day. Mr. Ueda and one employee were suspected of inappropriately transferring funds with business partners. The investigation will proceed and the facts to be made public will be disclosed as soon as they are determined.
MIXI released a statement saying, “We deeply apologize to our business partners and related parties.” Chari Lotto’s director Yosuke Ishihara was appointed as his successor on the same day.
Source: Japanese