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Former Nissin Foods Contract Employee Sues Company for Forcing Whistleblower to Resign

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Former Nissin Foods Contract Employee Sues Company for Forcing Whistleblower to Resign

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On the 30th, a 66-year-old man from Otsu City who worked at Nissin Foods' Kansai factory filed a lawsuit against Nissin Foods in the Otsu District Court, seeking payment of wages and approximately 4.3 million yen in compensation, claiming that he was forced to resign in retaliation for making a public interest report.Read Article

The curious case of the pickled radish bread from Shiga Prefecture known as takuan pan

The curious case of the pickled radish bread from Shiga Prefecture known as takuan pan

We sample the local specialty bread (or something like it?) that Shiga is famous for (and at least don’t pan-ic in the process). Our Japanese-language writer Ikuna Kamezawa has always wanted to try Shiga Prefecture’s famous local bread called sarada pan (“salad bread”). Unfortunately, when she visited the area last year, she wasn’t able to buy any. She’s even tried asking a friend from Shiga who sometimes visits Tokyo to bring her some, but it’s…Read Article

JR Kosei Line reduces missed trains by 40% thanks to strong wind prediction system; express trains avoid detouring, local trains extend operating area

JR Kosei Line reduces missed trains by 40% thanks to strong wind prediction system; express trains avoid detouring, local trains extend operating area

JR West has jointly developed with Osaka Gas a system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict strong winds. The system is characterized by its higher prediction accuracy than ever before, and was fully introduced on the Kosei Line in February of this year. Although train operation restrictions were imposed, strong winds did not actually blow...Read Article

Group of stones in lake near Sakamoto Castle, Otsu; theory that it may be a dock or breakwater (Kyodo News)

The city and Kyoto Tachibana University (Kyoto City) announced on the 20th that a group of stones had been discovered underwater near the stone walls of the main citadel at the site of Sakamoto Castle (Otsu City), which was built by Akechi Mitsuhide on the shores of Lake Biwa. Since ceramics collected around the group of stones date back to the 16th century, when the castle was in existence, the group of stones is thought to date back to the sam…Otsu · Otsu Read Article

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