Weeks after Takaichi’s speech, it was revealed record numbers of victims are seeking compensation for overwork in Japan.

I moved to Japan three years ago and started working a corporate job. Hanging out with coworkers at nomikai is important, and they often involve a lot of alcohol. Fax machines are surprisingly popular ...

Japan's new PM has vowed to "work, work, work," even on two hours of sleep. Critics warn her stance could revive toxic ...

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by ‘death from overwork’ ...

How hard should people in politics work? Sanae Takaichi, the prime minister of Japan, says she only gets two to four hours of ...

Japan's newly minted prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, recently came under fire for a "3am study session" with close aides ...

A video showing a Japanese office worker's punishing 18.5-hour day has gone viral as social media users expressed their concerns over exploitative work environments often hidden behind Japan's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she ...

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to require employees in Japan to spend the equivalent of two days a week in the office, double the current rate. The change, scheduled to take effect in spring next year, ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District’s (USACE JED) Misawa Resident Office (MRO), located in the wintery hinterlands of Japan’s Aomori prefecture, is home to a small, but ...

The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at ...