Japan's work culture is so intense, people in the 1970s invented a word that translates to "death by overwork." "Karoshi," as it's known, involves employees committing suicide or suffering from heart ...

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Though a longstanding concept in Japan, karoshi usually remains a private matter among the parties involved, often at the family’s behest. (The broadcasting company, for example, cited its respect for ...

That was Japan’s new far-right Prime Minister’s victory speech vow. Sanae Takaichi was talking about how she’d lead her own party. Not reform the nation’s notoriously long work weeks. But the comments ...

It’s Friday, and you know what that means! That’s right — it’s time to talk about working yourself to death. It’s a fate we could all face. Take your humble writer, forced to slave away his Friday at ...

TOKYO - The Japanese government for the first time released a nationwide list of over 300 companies that have violated labor laws, hoping this name-and-shame tactic would help eliminate abuses and ...