Uniqlo to reinforce employee training after store manager's arrest: report

Uniqlo has announced that it will reinforce employee training after a store manager at the clothing chain was arrested for allegedly filming women in fitting rooms.

The company said it takes the case seriously and will respond appropriately, The Japan Times reported.

"We will review store security measures, including surveillance cameras, and reinforce employee training," the statement read as quoted by the news outlet.

Store manager's arrest

The arrested man was a store manager for the Atre Vie Otsuka Uniqlo branch in Tokyo's Toshima Ward since September last year, according to the Tokyo police.

He was accused of using his smartphone to film eight women, including a junior high school student, in fitting rooms between July 28 and August 13.

According to reports, he allegedly recorded the women through the gaps in the fitting room curtains and doors.

This was supported by 44 videos found by investigators on his smartphone that appeared to have been recorded inside the store, The Japan Times reported.

The store manager reportedly admitted to the charges, saying: "I couldn't suppress my urge to see what underwear the girls were wearing."

This is not the first time that the man has been involved in such cases, after he was also questioned by police in August for allegedly attempting to take upskirt photos of a high school girl on the Yamanote Line.