Origami vending machine project in Nikko employs disabled artists

More power to them. Love to see this expand throughout the country! I just hope that the women, in this case, are getting a fair cut of the profits for themselves.

I say that because I once volunteered at a workshop for disabled people down here, the people who worked there made put together clothes-pins and sold them at local fairs, flea-markets and such, and a huge portion of the money that they brought in went into "administrative" costs, even though they were being subsidized by the local and prefectural government. The workers received a pittance for their efforts.

JT, how about an image to go with this article?

http://j-town.net/images/2017/town/town20170413184549.jpg

Good initiative btw.

It is nice to drink my coffee in this bad news world, and read such a nice story. Sometimes it is good to realize that not everything is bad.

That's great! Hope it's not just exploitation though and the artists receive a high sales percentage. Any news about what it is?