Mie Prefecture enacts Japan’s first ordinance penalizing customer harassment
According to the prefectural government, it is the first ordinance in Japan to impose penalties for customer harassment.
According to the prefectural government, it is the first ordinance in Japan to impose penalties for customer harassment.
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