Age Harassment (エイジハラスメント)

Strawberries 1 pack - 580 yen 2 packs - 1000 yen

How about splitting the cost?

Buying two is cheaper.

- So, 1000 yen for two packs. - Okay.

Ah, right. How about these?

These are little old. Two packs for 350 yen.

That cheap because they're not fresh?

You can make jam or juice out of them.

One pack for 175 yen. Will you take it?

- Please. - Okay!

Teito Trading Company

Managing Director Gondo.

Good morning.

Teito Trading Managing Director

Gondo Susumu (62)

- Good morning! - Good morning!

Good morning.

Wait, wait!

Wait! Wait a...

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

The fresh ones are delicious.

Yummy.

Yoshii Emiri-san, what would you like to do?

I think I'd like to work with textiles.

You have quite a lot of competition here.

I know, but I'm not giving up.

In order to do my job properly,

I have to become a person in charge

So you're aiming to be a manager?

I will carry the pride of Teito Trading anywhere in the world,

and do my best until retirement.

It's unusual to hear a young person say something like that.

Do you speak English?

I can speak a bit because I was trained to get my MBA.

What did the Vietnamese side say?

Osawa Yuriko (40)

Second textile department deputy section chief

That's the most important thing in the store's development.

You must not give in to them. We're counting on you.

If it's urgent, should I fly to Ho Chi Minh now?

Second textile department deputy section chief

Hoshina Akihiko (35)

For the time being, make preparations.

Got it.

Osawa-san. The managing director is urgently calling for you.

Managing director? What? It's urgent?

Maybe a promotion within the department?

The way you handled the Vietnamese side of things...

We all think it's about time.

- Not really. - Then, if you please.

We both know this is not routine, and it is rather sudden, but

I would love to see you do your best as section chief.

Section chief.

Yes.

As a chief of second division I will negotiate with...

General Affairs. Section chief of General Affairs.

- General Affairs? - The first female section chief.

As far as I know,

your goal is to improve the female staff situation.

So I think it is crucial for a woman to serve in an administrative function.

There's no one more suitable than you.

I'm grateful to hear that, however...

Ever since I came to this company, I've been dealing with textiles.

I have no knowledge on general affairs.

What's more, if I were to leave the department--

I have someone in mind for the position of Section Chief of the second department.

So it's already settled?

- Hoshina Akihiko. - Hoshina...

He has always been your subordinate, right?

He's also the most suited for this job.

Hoshino-kun may be 5 years my junior,

but of course, he is capable at his job.

You don't possibly think

that the company favours younger men, do you?

No, of course, I think no such thing...

Good.

General Affairs are handled mostly by women.

When you think about it, it's regrettable.

Not at all.

Until now

you have implemented a project to improve the role of women in the workforce.

I do understand that.

General Affairs boosts employee morale,

it is a very important department.

Will you accept the position

as the first female section chief?

Yes. With pleasure.

Nowadays, society is filled with harassment.

There are sexual, power, moral, and many other types of harassment.

Even though people in Japan are aware of this problem,

nothing has changed and harassment still occurs.

The age discrimination of women is ridiculed.

Older female workers are not valued.

Only the young and beautiful are praised.

Age harassment.

In short, A-hara.

This is a story about

a woman fighting against age harassment.

Age Harassment Episode 1

This is a free fansub. Please do not sell, stream, or repost.

- Food department. - Yes, sir.

- Yoshii Emiri. - Yes.

- Textile... - Yes!

Sorry. Yoshida Eiko for the textile department.

Yoshii Emiri... General affairs.

- General affairs? - Yes.

- Next, Yoshida Eiko. - Yes, sir.

- Textile department. - Looking forward to it.

- Watanabe Masahiko. - Yes.

- Pulp paper, headquarters. - Great!

- Watarai Tsutomu. - Yes.

- Media department. - Idiots...

- Wada Kei. - I'll fight you tooth and nail.

She says 五寸釘ぶちこむぞ (gosunkugi buchikomuzo) gosunkugi is a long nail, used for impale a voodoo doll or talisman against another object. We'll use a different nail for this saying though. :)

That is all. We wish all appointed people good luck.

Strawberries!

What do you think?

Totally useless.

Seriously, I'd rather buy a new PC than pay your wages.

Why would you do that, you're old!

You embarrass the youngsters!

I'll redo it.

Seriously, geeez....

Chief, this is a new employee.

My name is Yoshii Emiri. Nice to meet you.

Takayama, General Affairs Department Chief.

Takayama Tetsutaro (52)

General Affairs Department Chief

Do your best to become our strength.

Yes, sir.

Okay... counting on you.

Right.

Everyone, gather round.

Whenever a young beauty joins, it gets bright in here.

We don't need lamps, do we?

So bright! Just joooking!

This is a new company employee, Yoshii Emiri-san.

I'll introduce everyone.

Deputy section chief, Sada.

Sada Koichi (36)

General Affairs Dept Deputy section chief

This guy here prioritizes childcare over anything.

A daddy picking up his child in the middle of work. Just joooking.

Prisoner Nakazato, I mean, veteran Nakazato.

Nakazato Keiko (47)

General Affairs staff

The witch of beauty, although she's the only one who calls her that. This is a very lonely person.

No, not lonely at all! Just joooking.

Tanaka Haruka, 10 years of experience.

Tanaka Haruka (30)

General Affairs staff

Ah, I might have revealed your age. Sorry. Just joooking!

Deputy chief, let's go with self-introductions.

Right. Right.

Manager Ikura.

General Affairs manager

Ikura Masao (54)

Even though he's younger than Takayama,

he gets beaten all the time. Also know as: "The Chief's sandbag."

Just joooking!!!

Huh? Huh?

Ikawa. I'm the youngest. If there's something you need, tell me right away.

Ikawa Yu (25)

General Affairs staff

Apparently he's been told he's the prince here,

but he's actually only a pretty face, right?

A prince who will do anything he's told to do.

Just joooking.

- Sorry! I'm Hiramoto. - No need to apologize.

Hiramoto Daisuke (37)

General Affairs staff

ekiden = long distance relay race

He's the athletic one. Former ekiden runner. At university and now within the company, he pulls his muscles.

He's apologizing all the time.

- He's also known as "Sorry-chan". - Sorry!

I'm Noda. I'll go before the chief starts blabbing.

Noda Mika (29)

General Affairs staff

Lonely 29-year old veteran. Just joooking.

You're 30 next month, right?

I'm Takahashi Kokone. Nice to meet you!

Takahashi Kokone (26)

General Affairs staff

She's, you know, she does this thing a lot

- Half-open... Ostrich mouth... - Duckface.

Right, the duckface. See?

- Temporary staff, Abe Maria. - Abe Maria, you know

General Affairs Dept Temporary employee

Abe Maria (52)

It's a wordplay on Ave Maria.

Perfectly losing to her name,she's our temporary princess.

Fifty... something.

- I lowered your age. - Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you! - And this is Asano-san.

Asano Kazuyuki (49)

General Affairs Deputy Chief

He works from welfare to HR. He's the almighty deputy chief.

Stop it, you're too nice.

I'm still young at heart, you know.

Ah, isn't this Yoshii's mother?