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Karoshi -Working yourself to death. [View all]
Last edited Mon Oct 1, 2012, 12:45 AM - Edit history (1)
The Japanese have a word for it. It is "karoshi". Literally working yourself to death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karōshi
It has been the subject of lawsuits for decades in Japan. Why is there no such acknowledgement in the US which actually spends more time working per person than Japan now -with less vacation?
Primarily men bear the burden of this. Another cost of forcing responsibility on men for the bulk of the family income.
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