“We get calls from people crying asking us if they can quit their job,” Shiori Kawamata of the Momuri resignation agency tells reporters in Minato (Tokyo), “and we tell them it’s okay, quitting their job is a labour right. Some people come to us after having their resignation letter ripped three time, and employers not letting them quit even when they kneel  down to the ground to bow. In the past year alone, we have had 11,000 enquiries, and for a fee of 22,000 Yen (£120) we pledge to help employees tender their resignation and negotiate with their employer to let them go.”

Funny Old World  Private Eye 27^th September 2024 p24