Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "overwork"
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6.7KSocietyCOVID19 is a Chance to Change Japan’s Work Culture
A grueling work culture underlies Japan’s demographic crisis – but the measures being used to combat COVID19 could help the country move...
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10.8KSocietyNo pain, no gain: How old ideas hamper new ways of work
The infamously gruelling work style of many Japanese firms is rooted in a culture that sees endurance and exhaustion as proof of...
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29.4KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Productivity and Overwork
Feeble new legislation will do little to solve Japan's chronic overwork problem - a change in attitudes and a focus on productivity...
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12.0KSocietyBook Review: Japan’s Population Implosion
"Japan's Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock" sets out a stark and clearly-argued warning to the country, placing its steady depopulation and...
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29.2KSocietyJapan by the Numbers: ‘Karoshi’
As another worker's death is ruled 'karoshi' - death by excessive overwork - the government seems to be at a loss as...