Kaohsiung backs Japanese rice ball seller over landlord dispute

The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp. (KRTC) has invited a Japanese rice ball (onigiri) vendor and his Taiwanese wife to open a stall in one of the city's metro stations after a video of their landlord smashing items outside their store earned them widespread sympathy.

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