Japan Working to Improve Treatment of "Culinary Diplomats"
Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry is working to improve the treatment of chefs at Japanese diplomatic missions around the world, who serve as the Asian nation's "culinary diplomats." In light of labor shortages in recent years, the ministry will increase pay for such chefs by about 1.5 times. It will also shift away from the "outdated" practice of heads of diplomatic miss...
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Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry is working to improve the treatment of chefs at Japanese diplomatic missions around the world, who serve as the Asian nation's "culinary diplomats." In light of labor shortages in recent years, the ministry will increase pay for such chefs by about 1.5 times. It will also shift away from the "outdated" practice of heads of diplomatic miss...
