Japan’s salarymen are saying sayonara to the country’s culture of overwork — with the backing of prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Long days in the office followed by long nights drinking with colleagues are as much a symbol of Japan as sushi or manga comics. But the culture has been blamed for several of the country’s ills, from its dearth of babies to lacklustre productivity, while a tight labour market is shifting the balance of power from companies to workers.
So, in a break with the past, Japan Inc is making a virtue of what is normal practice elsewhere in the world.
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