• Single mom Akemi Hirayama sheds tears of joy at an appreciation ceremony on Sept. 17 at her workplace in Matsubushi, Saitama Prefecture, where she poses surrounded by her colleagues including her boss Miyuki Yoshida (second from left) and CEO Shinichi Nakahata (center). | YOSHIAKI MIURA
    Single mom Akemi Hirayama sheds tears of joy at an appreciation ceremony on Sept. 17 at her workplace in Matsubushi, Saitama Prefecture, where she poses surrounded by her colleagues including her boss Miyuki Yoshida (second from left) and CEO Shinichi Nakahata (center). | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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Since joining the laundering company Kikuya in 1995, Akemi Hirayama says she has never missed a day of work.

Hirayama, who works at a Kikuya facility in Matsubushi, Saitama Prefecture, was commended for her 10 years of service with the company this month.

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