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Why Japan鈥檚 young work themselves to death

Makoto Iwahashi from the campaign group Posse explains why young Japanese workers feel forced to work long hours of overtime. Death from overwork 鈥� called 鈥榢aroshi鈥� in Japanese 鈥� is a recognised problem in Japan and there are concerns it鈥檚 on the rise.

(Photo: Commuters at Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Credit: 麻豆社)

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