35% of local public servants abused by residents: Japan gov't survey

Some 35 percent of local government officials in Japan have faced overbearing or abusive behavior from members of the public, a government survey showed Friday, more than three times higher than found in a separate study on private-sector workers.The result of the survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications over workplace harassment in the past three years suggests that public officials, who are considered "servants of the whole community" under the Constitution, regularly receive unreasonable requests from the taxpayers they are paid to serve."Private companies can choose…READ FULL ARTICLE