The guideline on power harassment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare includes a type called ko no shingai, intrusion on the individual. It means going too far into a worker’s private matters. Its examples include monitoring a worker continuously even outside the workplace, and taking photos of a worker’s personal belongings.
Another example is disclosing a worker’s sensitive personal information to other workers without consent, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, medical history or fertility treatment.