A former employee of Akita Publishing Co. is suing the company for ¥3.3 million in compensation and her job back after she was fired for pointing out the company was lying about how many free prizes it was giving to readers.
The suit against the Tokyo-based firm, which publishes Mystery Bonita, Princess and other manga magazines for girls, was filed Wednesday with the Tokyo District Court by the 28-year-old woman, for whom sending gift products to lucky readers was part of her duties.
Akita Publishing said it fired the woman for pocketing some of the gifts.