{"id":1014,"date":"2026-07-01T08:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnanounion.info\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:51:50","slug":"%e3%80%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%83%af%e3%83%b3%e3%83%9e%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ab%e5%8a%b4%e5%83%8d%e7%b5%84%e5%90%88%e3%80%91%e4%b8%ad%e9%87%8e%e7%88%b5%e5%96%9c%e6%b0%8f%e3%81%ae%e3%80%8c%e3%82%ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minnanounion.info\/en\/archives\/1014","title":{"rendered":"[Last One Mile Labor Union] Unease regarding Mr. Katsuki Nakano's claim of \"Cambodian confinement\""},"content":{"rendered":"

The freedom of action I witnessed in Cambodia and the anxieties the women spoke of<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cambodian nights are always lively.
Lights shine in storefronts, the sounds of motorcycles come and go, and the laughter of people drifts through the streets.
In it, the image of Mr. Takuoki Nakano that I saw simply did not overlap with that of \"a person who had been confined by someone and deprived of their freedom.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a member of the Last-One-Mile Labor Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am writing this text to raise an issue to society, based on what I directly saw and heard in Cambodia, as well as stories I heard from multiple sources involved.
Of course, I am neither a court nor the police.
I don't know everything about how Mr. Nakano is explaining things in Japan, either.
However, there is, at least to me, a gap so wide between the image of Mr. Nakano that I saw in Cambodia and his claim that he was \"detained in Cambodia\" that it demands an explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why am I speaking out now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, I hesitated to write this kind of text.
The other party is Japanese and is a person who talked about their corporate title and connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, we are union members living in Cambodia, and there were not a few times when we strongly felt the differences in our positions.
Even so, I felt I couldn't remain silent because I learned of Mr. Nakano's claim that he had been \"confined.\"
If that claim spreads a false impression and shifts the blame onto someone, I cannot stay silent about what I saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, around Mr. Nakano, multiple women spoke of having felt uncomfortable, feeling scared, and having their dignity violated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If those voices are ignored, that is also a major problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not merely a dispute between individuals.
I believe it is an issue of human rights and accountability concerning how individuals associated with Japanese companies behaved overseas and how they treated local people and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figure of Mr. Toshiaki Nakano that I saw in Cambodia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the time I interacted with him in Cambodia, Mr. Nakano did not appear to have his freedom of movement restricted at all.
At night, I would go out into the city alone, visit restaurants, and converse with multiple women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was drinking until late and even sent messages the next day talking about the previous day's drinking.
Also, regarding movement, it appeared that she went out and returned home of her own free will.
At least as far as I have seen and heard, there was no indication that anyone was constantly being watched or placed in a state where they could not escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attached conversation consists of SNS messages sent by Mr. Nakano to a local woman who had been persistently pursuing him. The messages were obtained while Mr. Nakano was heavily intoxicated and show cheerful conversations with the woman, exchanges suggesting a return visit, and contact after drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course, we cannot determine the whole set of facts based solely on the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, at least from that interaction, it appears that she was free to go out, meet people, and visit shops.
That is precisely why, when I heard the explanation that she \"had been held captive,\" I felt a strong sense of incongruity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free actions that made it hard to believe they had been \"confined\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I understand that confinement generally refers to a state in\u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07 freedom is taken away against a person's will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Mr. Nakano I saw went out into the nightlife district, drank, talked with women, and acted according to his own schedule.
That appearance, at least to my eyes, did not look like the figure of a victim deprived of freedom.
If there was indeed a period of confinement, from when to when was it?
Was it a different period from the one we were looking at?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or is there some other explanation for the free actions we were witnessing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think a clear explanation regarding this point is needed from Mr. Nakano himself and those involved.
I do not mean to unilaterally dismiss Mr. Nakano's arguments.
However, as someone who was actually there on the ground, I cannot simply leave the contradiction between what I saw and what I heard unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discomfort and pressure the women felt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What I feel is the problem is not just the discrepancy with the \"confinement\" claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around Mr. Nakano, multiple women said they had felt uncomfortable.
Making excessive noise while drinking, taking off clothes, invading women's personal space, and making remarks that suggest a desire for a mistress-like relationship.
There are multiple testimonies regarding such words and actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some women felt they had experienced sexual harassment that was so painful they could hardly put it into words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is important here is that the women felt it was \"unpleasant,\" \"scary,\" and \"difficult to refuse.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the other person claims to be an influential corporate figure and talks about their assets and connections, it is all the more difficult to refuse them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differences in status, differences in nationality, economic differences, language barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst all of that, were women truly able to be treated as equals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This point must be thoroughly verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Nakano, who used to talk about his assets, network of influential people, and lavish lifestyle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Nakano sometimes talked about his assets and personal connections in Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has a massive amount of cash and assets totaling 10.2 billion yen, is deeply involved with Last Mile Inc., a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, has acquired substantial assets through insiders, has connections with influential corporate insiders, and also has ties with major Japanese politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was talking about that intention in front of me and several other people involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, he also spoke as if he had a close relationship with the mega-magnate who is the parent company of Last One Mile Inc., and made remarks to the effect that he, too, would soon imitate him and live a life of extravagant luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not in a position to verify the truth of that story.
Perhaps it was an exaggeration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or perhaps, to that person, it was a serious remark.
However, what is important is how the people who were told such stories felt.
If individuals claiming affiliation with Japanese companies acted in a way that leveraged their assets and connections, causing local women to feel pressured, then this cannot be dismissed merely as an issue of individual conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much did they know as a company, as an organization?
What kind of investigation was conducted after the problem occurred?
I need that explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue is not about individual ways of playing, but about human rights and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not mean to make an issue of where Mr. Nakano drank or who he met with in itself.
The problem is the major discrepancy between the person later claiming to have been \"held captive\" and the freedom of movement we witnessed on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, it feels as though their voices are being trivialized, despite multiple women speaking about their discomfort and fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I am Cambodian.
Because I am a woman.
Because the other party is affiliated with a Japanese company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For such reasons, there is no way anyone's dignity should be treated lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not mean to blame the Japanese people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don't mean to criticize all Japanese companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just want to say that the human rights of us who work and live abroad should be respected just as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I want as a last-mile labor union member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a member of the Last One Mile Labor Union, I would like to request an explanation and investigation regarding the following points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n