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207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death (unseen-japan.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This has been going on for so long that it even found its way into pop-culture entertainment like Anime. Every other Isekai-Anime starts with the protagonist being worked to death by an abusive (dark) company. Its almost like a common disease in japan.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The plotline to stardew valley comes to mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Zom 100 as well