The videos of the Tomakomai president assault are blowing up online and leaving people in Japan stunned. Grainy clips from inside a company office show the head of Tomakomai Corporation laying into his own staff, kicking them, slapping them around, and making them do humiliating things like crawl on the floor or stand in stress positions. It’s raw, ugly stuff that feels way too real.
These videos started popping up on social media just a few days ago. Someone clearly grabbed footage from security cameras or phones and hit share. Within hours, thousands were watching, reposting, and fuming. Watch him kicking employees in this leaked video.
The man in the clips, the company’s president, looks completely out of control. One moment he’s yelling at a young guy; the next he’s got his foot flying. Another shows him forcing workers to apologise on their knees while he towers over them.
Tomakomai sits down in Hokkaido, a place known more for its ports and factories than this kind of drama. The corporation handles local construction and logistics work – nothing flashy but steady business in the region.
Now that name is everywhere for all the wrong reasons. People digging online say the boss has a reputation for running things with an iron fist. Long hours, constant pressure, the usual grind that so many Japanese workers know too well.
What hits hardest is how casual it seems in the videos. This isn’t some one-off blow-up. It looks like the kind of treatment that happens behind closed doors when no one’s watching.
One clip has the president kicking a seated employee right in the chest, then laughing as the guy doubles over. Another has him making a group of staff hold awkward poses while he berates them. The humiliation is the part that sticks with viewers.
Japan has a name for this – power harassment, or “pawahara” as they call it. It’s been a problem for years. Strict hierarchies, fear of speaking up, bosses who think they own their teams.
The government passed stronger laws a while back to crack down on it, but stories like this keep coming. Overwork deaths, mental health breakdowns, people quitting in silence. This case feels like it ripped the lid off something bigger.
Social media is on fire with reactions. “This is why young people don’t want office jobs anymore,” one post reads. Another says, “Arrest him now – how is this still happening?”
Hashtags in Japanese are trending, mixing anger with calls for the company to be blacklisted from public contracts. Some users point out that similar blow-ups happened before in nearby Sapporo, where a construction boss got caught on camera and lost city work because of it.
No one’s heard much from the company yet. Their website is still up, listing projects and contact info like nothing’s wrong. The president hasn’t said a word publicly.
Local police in Tomakomai are looking into it, according to a few reports, but details are thin. If charges come, it could mean fines or even jail time under Japan’s assault laws. But many doubt it’ll change the deeper issues.
Workers in Japan put up with a lot. The culture pushes loyalty above all, and quitting can feel like failure. That’s why these videos hit so hard – they show what happens when that pressure boils over into outright abuse.
Young employees especially are sharing their own stories now, talking about bosses who scream, throw things, or make life miserable for small mistakes.
This isn’t the first time a boss has been exposed like this. Remember the cases where executives made staff do push-ups in meetings or stand outside in the rain? They go viral, people get mad for a week, then it fades.
But something about these Tomakomai clips feels different. Maybe because they’re so clear, so repeated. Or maybe because everyone is just tired of hearing “It’s just how things are.”
For now, the videos keep spreading. Edited versions with captions, slow-motion replays, and side-by-side comparisons to old scandals. The outrage is real, but so is the worry that nothing will stick.
The president might apologise, pay a fine, and go back to business. Or this could be the push that forces real talk about fixing workplaces across the country.
Either way, the damage is done. Tomakomai Corporation’s name is now tied to this mess, and employees there must be wondering what comes next. Will more footage drop?
Will the boss face real consequences? For regular folks scrolling at home, it’s a reminder that behind the polite bows and neat uniforms, some offices hide some pretty dark corners.
The story is still fresh, so expect updates. But one thing’s clear: these Tomakomai president assault videos have opened a window into a side of Japanese work life that many would rather keep hidden. And right now, the whole country is looking through it.
