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A 35-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly killing a neighbor who was serving as his probation officer in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, in May, police said. Kohei Iitsuka was on probation after being convicted of robbery in 2019. According to Justice Ministry records, the last time a probation officer was…
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it...
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. "For us, even a one- or two-yen rise in raw materials costs is tough, so to increase hourly pay by even 10 yen is extremely challenging as we need to generate far more sales," said marketing director Takehiro Ehashi. After a round of internal discussions, Yamada-udon decided to renovate the store, in Meiwa, Gunma prefecture, offering 1,300 yen an hour for the f...
Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 38 km NE of Anamizu, Japan, on Monday, Jun 3, 2024, at 06:31 am (GMT +9) -
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