"Yoshino, the manager demotion, huh?" Mary, my wife and the company's receptionist, had been subjected to daily sexual harassment by Manager Yoshino. She wanted to handle things quietly, but I strongly opposed the escalating harassment and reported it to HR. As a result, Manager Yoshino was demoted to section chief, and I breathed a sigh of relief, discussing the matter with coworkers. However, when Yoshino—now Section Chief—overheard our conversation, he began closely watching our actions. The next day, he ordered everyone to install monitoring software on their phones and assigned me a one-week business trip.