Tecmo has announced today that president, Yoshimi Yasuda, will resign. His resignation was accepted by the Board of Directors, citing "personal reasons" as the reason for this course of action.
Additionally, Yasuda is in the midst of another, separate lawsuit filed by other Tecmo employees. Hiroaki Ozawa (Labor Union leader) and Tatsuki Tsunoda (Ninja Gaiden 2 level design lead) have filed a similar lawsuit claiming that they were not paid overtime that they had earned.
This lawsuit claims that over the course of two years, contracts were falsified for roughly 300 employees in order to avoid having to pay overtime.
Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara will assume the role of President on September 1. Good luck to him!
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Yasuda has been at the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were "special incentive" wages that Itagaki claims were agreed to by the former Tecmo president and the board of directors, but the current president is claiming these "special incentive" wages were made single-handedly by the former president and not approved by the Tecmo board.
As we posted earlier, Itagaki left Tecmo and filed suit for unpaid bonuses. As Itagaki stated then, "President Yoshimi Yasuda chose not only to violate this agreement, but also turned defiant, telling me 'if you are dissatisfied with the decision not to pay the bonuses, either quit the company or sue it.'"
Yasuda was caught in a bit of a lie after audio recordings made revealed the nature of the bonus promises made to Itagaki. Despite his claims that he acted on his own, the recordings seem to indicate that Yasuda had the backing of the Board when he made the promises to Itagaki that he would be given his bonuses.As we posted earlier, Itagaki left Tecmo and filed suit for unpaid bonuses. As Itagaki stated then, "President Yoshimi Yasuda chose not only to violate this agreement, but also turned defiant, telling me 'if you are dissatisfied with the decision not to pay the bonuses, either quit the company or sue it.'"
Additionally, Yasuda is in the midst of another, separate lawsuit filed by other Tecmo employees. Hiroaki Ozawa (Labor Union leader) and Tatsuki Tsunoda (Ninja Gaiden 2 level design lead) have filed a similar lawsuit claiming that they were not paid overtime that they had earned.
This lawsuit claims that over the course of two years, contracts were falsified for roughly 300 employees in order to avoid having to pay overtime.
Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara will assume the role of President on September 1. Good luck to him!
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