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207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan’s continuing problem with karoshi – death by overwork.
August 17, 2023
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan’s continuing problem with karoshi – death by overwork.
Mass strikes, the creation of the 8-hour workday, and an early 20th-century vogue for foreign words – all led to the most popular Japanese word many don’t even realize is foreign in origin.
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