By SHINICHI KOIZUMI/ Senior Staff Writer
August 11, 2021 at 18:39 JST
Kazuyasu Minobe, center, on Aug. 10 receives a 100-million-yen cash bonus from his employer Nexus Co. for winning a gold medal in the men’s fencing team epee event at the Tokyo Olympics. A celebration event was held at the company’s headquarters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. (Shinichi Koizumi)
TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture--Kazuyasu Minobe, who won Japan’s first Olympic gold medal in fencing in the men’s team epee event on July 30, trembled when he received a surprise 100-million-yen ($903,500) cash bonus. [Read More]
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