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Why Japan’s young work themselves to death

Makoto Iwahashi from the campaign group Posse explains why young Japanese workers feel forced to work long hours of overtime. Death from overwork – called ‘karoshi’ in Japanese – is a recognised problem in Japan and there are concerns it’s on the rise.

(Photo: Commuters at Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Credit: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ)

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