Facing a labor shortage, Japanese chain goes 'GaGa' for recruitment effort

NPR | By Anthony Kuhn

Published October 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

Facing a mounting labor crunch, Japan's second largest convenience store chain is "going Gaga."

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Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea.

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns following misconduct allegations

Michele Kelemen, Hannah Bloch, Michel Martin

President Trump has forced out his ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. She faced allegations of misconduct before and during her tenure at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, which she has denied.
Cornell's Faculty Senate considers no-confidence vote for school's president

Elissa Nadworny , Michel Martin

Cornell says it's making big changes on campus following the allegations of a gang rape, but it remains under fire. The Faculty Senate is now discussing a no-confidence vote of the president.
Textile factory workers in India are teaching AI how to do their jobs

Diaa Hadid

Laborers in Indian textile factories are filming themselves working so developers can train AI to take over their jobs.
Michael Che talks about his new comedy special, 'Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota'

A Martínez

Michael Che {chay} is one half of the Weekend Update team at "Saturday Night Live." NPR's A Martinez talks to him about his new Netflix stand-up comedy special, "Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota."
Morning news brief

Michel Martin, Steve Inskeep

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sits down with NPR to talks about the ongoing war in his country, Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announced, U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns.