Hidenori Furuta, chair of Fujitsu (Japan's largest IT services company), has resigned after the firm's board became aware of what a spokesperson described as "woman-related inappropriate conduct," though no further details were provided. The company confirmed his departure in a stock market filing dated 16 June and has withdrawn his candidacy for re-election as a non-executive director at its upcoming annual shareholders' meeting. The resignation adds to a series of reputational setbacks for Fujitsu, which is already negotiating a settlement with the UK government over its role in the Post Office Horizon scandal, in which faulty software supplied by the company contributed to the wrongful conviction of around 900 post office operators.