People are working such long hours in Japan that the country now faces a 'death by overwork' problem

Reuters Japan's work culture is so intense, people in the 1970s invented a word that translates to "death by overwork." Karoshi, as it's known, involves employees committing suicide or suffering from heart failure and stroke due to long hours. The Japanese federal government has taken steps to reduce karoshi cases, but experts fear the measures don't go far enough. Ever since the late 1970s, Japan has had a word to refer to people dying from spending too much time in the office: karoshi.The lite...