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Lifestyle 7 years ago

'Death by overwork': Occupational hazard for Japan's media

The news that a young reporter at Japan's public broadcaster had worked herself to death came as...

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Japanese reporter died after 159 hours of overtime

Japan's public broadcaster apologized Friday to the parents of a young reporter who died of hear...

Parents 8 years ago

Families speak of children' deaths from overwork before students

The parents of young workers who died or killed themselves due to overwork have been traveling acros...

Lifestyle 8 years ago

How Japan's overwork culture leads to 'karoshi'

A work-life balance seems like a foreign concept in Japan. For many Japanese employees, life and wor...