Kazuhiro Hasegawa has been driving a taxi in Tokyo for three years. It's a job he enjoys, despite 18-hour shifts.
But recently, he said, it has not been enough to make ends meet.
The ¥4.5 million to ¥4.8 million a year he makes from his primary job is far short of what he needs to cover a mortgage and university for his son, he said.
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