On the flip side, the number of mental health illnesses diagnosed that are attributed to work-related stress also continues to rise.
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Workaholics asked to address this senseless loss in a country where taking paid leave is frowned upon.
The Japanese word “karoushi”, meaning “death from overwork”, is a term that has gained recognition across the globe and is arguably testimony to the zeal with which many Japanese people carry out their work. Westerners observing Japan’s high standard of living and yet long labour hours often struggle to fully comprehend the Japanese mindset. The prevailing ideology for many in the west is that we “work to live”, in Japan, however, many appear to live to work.
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