As stress levels and karoshi – deaths through overwork – increase, the Japanese government is planning a law to force workers to take paid holiday

"he regulation eight hours in the office is over. The most important work of the day is done; whatever is left can wait until the morning. This is the point many workers would think about heading for the door. Yet for millions of Japanese employees, the thought of clearing away their desks and being at home in time for dinner is enough to invite accusations of disloyalty...

As stress levels and karoshi – deaths through overwork – increase, the Japanese government is planning a law to force workers to take paid holiday

"he regulation eight hours in the office is over. The most important work of the day is done; whatever is left can wait until the morning. This is the point many workers would think about heading for the door. Yet for millions of Japanese employees, the thought of clearing away their desks and being at home in time for dinner is enough to invite accusations of disloyalty...