In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

[Q]: この主張は「フランチャイズ店店長の雇用練習の精密な検査をする過程において、我々はくまない調査を始めた」とする声明を述べた会社によって否定されている。
[A]: The claim is refuted by the company who said in a statement "We have begun a thorough investigation during which we have scrutinised the franchisee's employment practices."


[Q]: 彼が出てきたとき、鎖につながれていたバイクは消えていた。
[A]: When he came out, the bike along with its chain had vanished.


[Q]: バルチック海沿岸の国エストニアでは、5月初旬に開催が予定されているヨーロッパ連合とロシアのサミットの前に、ロシア連邦と数週間以内に国境協定に署名する予定である。
[A]:
The Baltic state of Estonia expects to sign a border agreement with the Russian Federation in a few weeks, before the European Union-Russia Summit, which is set to take place in early May.