A 16-year-old male employee raped a 16-year-old female colleague in the restaurant's office.
The Yoshinoya brand was frequently in the news during this period for non-criminal, but highly publicized, controversies:
An off-duty firefighter, Chan Cheuk-hin, was convicted of raping a woman in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel room in August 2021. He was later sentenced to over six years in prison in 2025. hongkong yoshinoya rape 2021
In April 2022, a top executive at Yoshinoya's parent company in Japan was dismissed after making highly offensive and sexist remarks during a marketing seminar at Waseda University, likening marketing to young women to "turning virgins into junkies". Support and Reporting Resources
A third colleague filmed the assault on a mobile phone, and the video was later leaked online, leading to a police investigation months after the fact. A 16-year-old male employee raped a 16-year-old female
Historically, the most widely documented sexual assault case linked to Yoshinoya in Hong Kong occurred in at a branch in Sha Tin .
The chain faced intense boycotts and vandalism during the 2019 protests after the CEO of the master franchisee expressed support for the police following a controversial social media post. In April 2022, a top executive at Yoshinoya's
Multiple reports emerged in late 2021 and throughout 2023 regarding sexual assaults and harassment during university orientation camps, which led to widespread public debate and a territory-wide survey on sexual harassment by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) . Yoshinoya Controversies (2019–2022)
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence in Hong Kong, several organizations provide confidential support:
The perpetrator was sentenced to four years in prison in September 2009 .