Michelin One-Star Chef Toba Shusaku has lost 90% of his contracts after affair with actress Hirosue Ryoko

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Michelin One-Star Chef Toba Shusaku was interviewed by Shukan Bunshun and said he has lost 90% of his contracts after affair with actress Hirosue Ryoko and that the money he has earned is now almost all gone.

Toba was married with a child, as with Hirosue who was married to artist Candle Jun and raising children and the double affair has been the big talk of 2023, as both are high profile and now may have derailed their careers.

Toba responded to an interview with Shukan Bunshun, acknowledged and apologized for the affair, and assumed the position of president of “sio Co., Ltd.”.

Toba established sio Co., Ltd., which has eight restaurants nationwide, and sales were on the rise, reaching about 430 million yen in 2022.

Since the affair was discovered, contracts he had with other companies have been canceled one after another.

Toba said in an interview with Shukan Bunshun, “(The company’s loss) is expected to be in the billions, about 300 million, but not yet. Because it hasn’t converged. There are about 40 clients that have decided, and 90% are gone. There are no super-large projects, and the money we built up in five years is almost gone. I think it is necessary to take some form in the sense that I am reflecting on myself in response to the voices of the world. I can’t just take over the position of responsibility. Even if I retire as representative, I believe that everyone who inherited my will will do it”.

Japanese netizens had difference in opinions but here were comments after revealing Toba’s financial loss:

It’s a big price to pay…

A restaurant that was raised from the ground up…sorry.

Do you have to go this far just for infidelity?

It’s over, chef. After that, you have no choice but to take responsibility.

I want you to continue cooking on YouTube as usual

Why is this guy answering Bunshun’s interview without responding to Hirosue’s husband’s contact?

If you have such a bad image, it will be impossible for you to work as a producer. It can’t be helped because everything is self-made.

It seems that the response is “I should officially step down from the national team.” Impression that he is not very sincere. With an invisible title, they will receive living expenses from there, and they will return when things cool down. People like this can’t be happy.

I have nothing but disgust, I found cooking videos on youtube very helpful and it looked delicious and fun, but I thought it was enough.

Does that mean that 90% of the companies have canceled their corporate partnerships, regardless of the affair?