No one believed Yoshi had a girlfriend in the first place, but now he gets to take time off for his ‘heartache’? Sheesh. I wonder if you have to prove you had a relationship in the first place, of if it’s one of those ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ type things?

Lovelorn staff at a Japanese marketing company can take paid time off after a bad break-up with a partner, with more “heartache leave” on offer as they get older.

Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which also gives staff paid time off to hit the shops during sales season, says heartache leave allows staff to cry themselves out and return to work refreshed. “Not everyone needs to take maternity leave but with heartbreak, everyone needs time off, just like when you get sick,” CEO Miki Hiradate, whose company of six women markets cosmetics and other goods targeted for women, told Reuters by telephone.

Staff aged 24 years or younger can take one day off per year, while those between 25 and 29 can take two days off and those older can take three days off, the company said.

Man, at my age I could get three days off per year for heartache. If Bionic Woman is indeed cancelled this season, I am definitely taking my time.

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