By MINAMI ENDO/ Staff Writer
July 14, 2020 at 07:00 JST
A notice of a recommendation to retire that a woman received from her employer. “It is effectively a dismissal,” she said, since it does not give any reasons for the decision. “I can’t even explain why I had to quit to my next employer.” Part of the photo is blurred to protect her privacy. (Provided by the woman)
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