It's tempting news for college students working at Yoshinoya.

The gyudon (beef bowl) restaurant chain is offering to pay your tuition if you continue to work at Yoshinoya Co. for four years after graduation. Even more surprising is that it will pay half the tuition even if you move to one of its rivals after getting your diploma.

"We want people who gave up going to university due to financial reasons to use the system," said Yuriko Handa, spokeswoman for parent Yoshinoya Holdings Co. "We also want to support prospective students who would contribute to improving our industry, even if they don't work for Yoshinoya."