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Key takeaways from Japan’s karoshi culture was a warning. We didn’t listen

For decades, Japan has grappled with the problem of people overworking themselves to death. Now, it’s a global issue

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For the first time on a global scale, long hours at work have been established as responsible for about one-third of all deaths.
World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation published earlier this month found that 745,000 people died in 2016 from stroke and ischemic heart disease as a direct result of having worked at least 55 hours a week.
karoshi, which literally means death by overwork
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