Japan's karoshi crisis remains severe - 2,968 people died from overwork-related suicide in 2022, up from 1,935 the previous year, according to a government report.

But some Japanese do “service overtime,” meaning it’s unreported and performed without compensation. A recent government white paper on “karoshi,” the Japanese term that in English ...

Japan’s grueling work culture is again under ... The man, who was in his 40s, died from what is termed “karoshi” in October 2019, according to NHK officials at a Sept.

The Japanese government's annual report on karoshi, or death from overwork, has found that workers who still feel fatigued the morning after shifts are at a greater risk of depression. It urges ...

including victims of karoshi (death by overwork), children of foreign workers and citizens striving to attain freedom of speech under government pressure. Born and raised in Japan, he got his ...

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Fees foreign trainees pay to come to work in Japan are set to be capped under a draft for ordinances related to the new ...