THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 11, 2024 at 07:00 JST
A Japanese woman working at a hostess bar in Sydney, the largest city in Australia, sees firsthand the difficulties of finding employment there, just as described in a social media post she encountered before leaving Japan. This photo was taken on May 30 in Sydney, Australia. (Naoko Handa)
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