The government is considering reducing the upper limits of overtime allowed for workers as part of a push to overhaul Japan’s notoriously demanding labor culture.
In Japan, companies can ask employees to work up to 45 hours of overtime work per month, or up to 360 hours per year, in addition to the standard 40-hour work week if a labor-management agreement is in place.
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