‘I still work as a janitor for S$880/month to stay healthy’ — 56 y/o millionaire insists, even though he makes ‘S$263,000/year from investments’

Nick Karean
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 02:29:19 +0000
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JAPAN/SINGAPORE: While most people dream of quitting their jobs the moment passive income starts rolling in, one Japanese man is mopping the floor on purpose — not because he has to, but because he wants to. Meet Koichi Matsubara, 56, a janitor in Tokyo earning just S$880 a month in equivalent yen from cleaning duties …