Mie Prefecture's Final Draft of a Customer Harassment Ordinance with Penalties Has Drawn Concerns From some Prefectural Assembly Members: Asahi Shimbun

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Mie Prefecture, aiming to enact an ordinance to prevent "customer harassment"—unreasonable demands, verbal abuse, and other disruptive behavior by customers—presented the final draft of the ordinance to the prefectural assembly's standing committee on the 18th. While the standing committee expressed support, some members raised concerns…

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On the 18th, the Mie Prefectural Assembly held meetings of its standing committees for Policy Planning, Employment, Economy and Tourism, Environment, Lifestyle, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Education and Police. The Employment and Economy Department indicated its intention to submit a "Customer Harassment Prevention Ordinance," which prohibits significantly disruptive behavior from customers, to the September regular monthly meeting.…