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TV Asahi drama producer's 2015 death was due to overwork, sources reveal
A TV Asahi drama producer's 2015 death due to heart failure was determined by labor authorities later that year to be caused by overwork, sources close to the matter revealed Wednesday. A local labor standards office found the producer, who was in his 50s, had ...
Tokyo worker died from overwork after switch to discretionary labor system, lawyer says
A 28-year-old worker at a Tokyo-based system development company died from overwork in August 2017, about a month after he began to work under the contentious discretionary work system, an attorney representing his family has said. He worked for 36 consecutive hours shortly after switching ...
Planned cut in doctors' overtime hours worries Japan's rural hospitals
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration pushes to pass labor reform bills in the current Diet session, many major hospitals in the Chubu region are concerned that the bills, which include a cap on the working hours of doctors, could lead to a deterioration ...
Japan labor authorities say death of worker at Renesas unit was linked to overwork
The man died of a heart attack in 2017 after working an average of 80 extra hours per month in the four months before his death.
2016 suicide of Nomura Real Estate worker said caused by overwork under discretionary labor system
The suicide of a Nomura Real Estate Development employee is declared Japan’s latest death by overwork as ruling lawmakers push to expand the discretionary labor system the firm abused.
Japan's discretionary labor system: What you need to know
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and government officials clash with opposition lawmakers over a proposal to expand an overtime work system called the discretionary labor system, here's a look at how the system works. What is the discretionary labor system? It's a system that allows employers ...
Challenges to the Japanese style of work
Will the goverment's effort to implement labor reforms be enough to put an end to the notorious phenomenon of "karoshi"?
Constitutional revision, casinos and labor reform top Japan's agenda as Diet prepares to open
After months of turmoil over a snap election, opposition realignment and stalled legislative progress, this year's regular Diet session was scheduled to kick off Monday. The five-month-long process will see the nation's lawmakers discuss a slew of important bills in detail for the first time ...
Dentsu to pay employees ¥2.4 billion for overtime work after conviction for labor violations
The advertising giant’s move comes after its conviction of labor practice violations related to the overwork-linked suicide of an employee in 2015.
Nominees announced for Japan's sixth annual Black Company Awards
Hollywood's bad-film awards are not much more than a joke. But the nominees for Japan's Most Evil Corporation of the Year Award, also known as the Black Company Award, highlighting the ugly side of corporate Japan and its culture, have nothing to laugh about. A group ...
Parents of NHK reporter who died from overwork call on network to take action
The parents of a 31-year-old NHK reporter who died in 2013 due to overwork have criticized the broadcaster for taking so long to acknowledge what happened and urged action to avoid a recurrence.
A court orders advertising giant Dentsu Inc. to pay ¥500,000 for labor practice violations, which resulted in the suicide of a new recruit due to excessive working hours.
