Last fall it was ruled that Joey Tocnang's death was related to overwork, hence it comes in the category of karoshi. Just 3 months before going home to his wife and daughter in the Phillippines, he died of heart failure at 27 years old. He was putting in as much as 120 hrs/month required over-time at work.
According to a government paper, 22.7% of Japanese companies polled reported that they had employees who may work 80+ hours/month of overtime. The paper claims that karoshi is a serious risk at that point.
photo: togugu.com/japan/karoshi
Twelve-hour days are common, and most people take about half of their paid vacation days.
The pool of working-age Japanese is expected to shrink even more in coming decades.
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