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   From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   My Norwegian fan-pal sent me this.   
   Since we deal with mostly fantasies of Japan I thought a touch of reality   
   might be welcome   
      
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   When Fumiyoshi Shimizu was promoted to store manager just nine months   
   after entering his company, he couldn’t believe his luck.   
      
   A traffic accident during his final year at high school left him   
   hospitalized, affecting his studies and work prospects.   
      
   Then, convenience store chain SHOP99 offered him employment as a   
   trainee, before rewarding him for his industriousness with a promotion   
   to manager of one of its outlets in the western Tokyo suburb of Kokubunji.   
      
   However, Shimizu’s dream job quickly turned into a nightmare.   
      
   Regular eight-hour shifts turned into 15-hour workathons. He had no time   
   for breaks and was lucky if he could take one or two days off a month.   
      
   http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/08/27/lifestyle/japan-get-enough-sleep/   
      
      
   ..and got less pay after the promotion too!   
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        bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)