Fatal culture of overwork refuses to die

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"'The fiscal year 2005 was the worst on record for karoshi, with 330 people recognised by the ministry as having killed themselves by working too hard,' says Mr Inage. The previous year's total was 294 deaths - and critics suggest the number of widows who win compensation from the government is a fraction of the true toll."

Japan is always the culture touted to be overworking its workers. Thinking in stereotypes means you never look at your own country and your own workplace practices. I'd say there are a lot of people in a lot of places working some extraordinarily long working weeks. I'd say "deepset depression " is becoming a way of life for the business model driven economy. I'd say a lot of people are suffering the bad effects of seamless integration between work and home. So let's be honest and have a look at our working hours and the way we are letting our health and social fabric go to pot because it's about productivity and profit. Human beings are a pretty cheap resource to replace in a business driven model.