The society was established with the intention of receiving an apology, review and compliance in light of the anti-social activities of Hitachi Zosen Corporation (hereafter referred to as HZ) , which has been involved in bid rigging for the construction of garbage disposal centers, such as the Sakurazuka Clean Center in Kameoka City and Matsumoto Clean Centre in the past. Despite being told to cease such activities by the Fair Trade Commission (decided by the Supreme Court), HZ continued to receive contracts for bridge building, also involving bid-rigging, from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism Regional Development Division and Japan Highway Public Corporation.

However, they have not even had the decency to respond, despite the committee having made more than 10 public announcements. Furthermore, they have been guilty of continuously bullying small to medium enterprises, in the same manner of an adult taking advantage of small children. Such is the case of our naturally talented inventor Dr. Yoshinori Nishino (Engineering), who developed a process to manufacture fiber reinforced plastic high pressure pipe by centrifugal molding, funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization), a product that our country can be proud of in the eyes of the world, and created the venture business (NBL Inc.). However, HZ took over the company and forced Dr. Nishino and others out of the company, and transferred assets to the newly created Hitachi Zosen Composite Materials, while leaving NBL Inc. to go bankrupt with outstanding debts. In other words, the company was divided, bankrupted, defrauded and stolen from, leaving only an empty husk.

Thanks to an open inquiry by the society, shares of HZ fell by 30% within one and a half years. The legality of dividing up a company in such a manner was highly questionable, and the Supreme Court made a precedent decision in the Autumn of 2012, banning the practice thereafter. The society (contact details) has taken the case to the Osaka District Prosecutor's Office and filed a criminal complaint to reach a settlement regarding the bankruptcy and exploitation caused by HZ. The plaintiff’s lead lawyer, Mr. Seimei Otsuka has led cases such as on behalf of the “Itoman Incident”, and has been employed as special investigation vice-manager at the Sendai High Public Prosecutors Office.

Secretary-General of the society for victims of fraud due to Hitachi Zosen's hostile takeover ? Professor Emeritus Kozo Okazaki of Fukui University