@shadowspinner@Max647614751891@hatboxpirate@oldenoughtosay Sorry for the confusion, this is the other article that references the columns.
https://t.co/HK5Ob33vci
The article references this paywalled article that I was able to read last week: https://t.co/x2YEKPIP2s
At a time when xenophobia seems to be rising in Japan, this lovely message from a Komeda Coffee Shop owner has struck a chord with many Japanese people and has been warmly received.
#TokyoNice#Omotenashi
Loosely translated:
To Our Customers,
Our shop actively hires foreign staff. If you consider the incredible effort and resolve it takes to strive in a foreign land as if it were your own, you'll surely understand the profound commitment they bring to being here. Some of our staff have settled in, while others are just beginning their first job at Komeda Coffee Shop this month. There are those who might still be nervous and not yet fluent in conversation. If you could look upon them with warmth (and kindness), we would be so happy.
Manager
🚗🕳️ Ever get stuck in Crystal Mall's circular, one-way parking lot?
To some, the four levels are hell. But the designer tried to add a garden, a "lightwell", and two skinny stairways to heaven.
My @TheTyee piece on Burnaby's car-guzzling Charybdis. https://t.co/s5zBcoPTpu