Sales of Rakuten PCR Test Kit Stopped: Lead Developer “Alleged Crime” Resigns as “Remains As Advisor” |

Rakuten announced on April 30 that it will “temporarily suspend sales agents” for the PCR test kit for the new coronavirus, which had been on sale to corporations since this month.

Rakuten said the reason for discontinuing the sales agent was that Genesys Healthcare (G), which develops and manufactures test kits, changed its management system on April 28.

“We will review the corporate system and compliance system under the new system again after confirming the details, and inform you of information such as the resumption,” “We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers due to sudden changes. I deeply apologize for this. “

Rakuten and G Company have a close relationship. Rakuten officials speak.

“When Rakuten invested in Genesis Healthcare in 2017,Hiroshi Mikitani has been appointed external director.Mr. Mikitani is interested in the field of DNA,I say I took on an external director. “

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Iri Sato, who was the CEO of Company G, reported that there was a suspicion of career misrepresentation in “Weekly Bunharu” released on April 30.

Mr. Sato, who was active under the name “Seri Sato” at the time of its founding, became a media favorite with the “genetic diet” promoted in 2005. However, Mr. Sato , who claimed to be “an American cardiac surgeon,” had concerns about his career, and “Weekly Bunshun” conducted a local interview in the United States. Suspicion of a doctor “”.

This time, I applied for coverage again to Rakuten and Company G.

“Rakuten replied to Mr. Sato on April 26,” We have not received any reports from Company G that there are any doubts (in the story), and we will confirm the facts immediately. “

Meanwhile, Company G responded as follows at midnight on April 26.

“Since Sato has grown up in an English-speaking country for a long time,” Serika “is an unofficial English name that has been named to make it easier to pronounce even abroad. I am sorry that Sato misunderstood the facts and misunderstood you in the past because Japanese is not your mother tongue. “

The magazine reports this fact on April 28 in the Bunshun weekly “Scoop Bulletin” (Bunshun Online). Today (April 30), Rakuten announced the suspension of the sale and was informed at once. The same day, Company G announced on its website that Mr. Sato had resigned as CEO.

Mr. Sato has offered to resign,He was accepted at the board meeting on the 28th. However, for reason,Due to confusion over the sale of PCR test kits, “partially informed”It has nothing to do with his resignation.