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A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employeesJapan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behaviour of a growing number of customers and clients leaves a lot to be desired.The rise of the abusive consumer has prompted authorities in Tokyo to introduce the country’s first ordinance – a locally approved regulation – to protect service industry staff from kasuhara – the Japanese abbreviated form of “customer harassment”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/08/japan-tokyo-kasuhara-customer-harassment-crackdown Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo Publish date : 2024-10-08 07:07:23 Copyright

Bethan McKernan visits Nir Oz in southern Israel to talk to survivors about Hamas’s attack on 7 October last year, and to discuss what has happened to their kibbutz and the wider region sinceAbout a quarter of kibbutz Nir Oz’s population was killed or kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year. Proportionally, nowhere in Israel was affected more.Twelve months later, our Jerusalem correspondent, Bethan McKernan, travels down southern Israel to visit the settlement, just a few miles away from the Gaza Strip, to talk to survivors. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/oct/07/7-october-one-year-on-a-return-to-kibbutz-nir-oz-podcast Author : Presented by Michael Safi with

The 84-year-old actor speaks about contracting the virus in 2020, saying he ‘didn’t have a pulse’ and came to with six paramedics in his houseAl Pacino has revealed he almost died from Covid-19 in 2020, saying he “didn’t have a pulse” for several minutes.In interviews with the New York Times and People magazine published on the weekend, the 84-year-old Godfather and Scarface actor detailed his experience with the virus, which he contracted in 2020 before a vaccine was available. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/07/al-pacino-covid-almost-died-nyt-interview Author : Michael Sun Publish date : 2024-10-07 02:56:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Animals crash through glass door of 74-year-old man’s home and claw at him when he tried to get them to leaveA 74-year-old Colorado man was injured after a black bear with three cubs crashed in through his sliding glass door and he was unable to get them to leave, the Colorado parks and wildlife department said.Residents of the home were startled by a loud crash at about 8.30pm Thursday night and saw the bears coming in through the sliding door which had been left ajar. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/06/black-bear-attacks-man-colorado-home Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date :