Japan is facing a 'death by overwork' problem -- here's how companies are combatting it

REUTERS/Issei Kato In Japan, it's so common for employees to work themselves to death that there's a word for it:Karoshi. After a 24-year-old employee of Japan's largest advertising firm killed herself in 2015, the government and major corporations have started instituting work-life balance policies. Some policies are zany, like forcing employees who work late to wear purple "embarrassment capes," and flying drones around the office that play music when it's time to leave. In Japan, corporate li...