A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan’s continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.

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    1 year ago

    Not just Japan. China has a similar problem but the difference is they’d sooner censor people than allow them to coin a term for ‘death by overworking.’

    The term “996” coined in China refers to the idea of working 12-hour shifts from 9am to 9pm six days a week.