TOKYO -- Part-time workers supporting the Rugby World Cup are earning well above their usual rates thanks to the demand for extra manpower needed to deal with hundreds of thousands of tourists coming to the event, which kicked off here on Friday.
Foreign-language skills are highly sought to handle the influx. One international company in Tokyo is offering between 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen ($18.50 to $27.75) per hour for translators and interpreters.
