Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension

A bus driver in Kyoto, Japan, was denied a severance pay of 12 million yen (about 120 million won) after embezzling 1,000 yen (about 10,000 won) from a passenger's fare. According to foreign media outlets such as the Mainichi Shimbun on the 17th (local time), the first trial of the Supreme Court of Japan

Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension

Kyoto City sacked the man, who was not named, after he was filmed by the security camera of his bus pilfering 1,000 yen ($7) in 2022. After he was denied his retirement money of more than 12 million yen ($84,000), the driver sued the city but lost the case. The verdict was overturned in his favour, with a court ruling that the punishment was excessive. But on Thursday the Supreme Court delivered a final ruling in the city's favour, reinstating t…