In Japan, death from overwork is called Karos





In Japan, death from overwork is called Karos



In Japan, many workaholics who are literally dying on the job from overwork, which in Japanese is now a special term for this phenomenon - Karos, and conducted relevant statistics.

For the first time a case of sudden death from overwork was officially registered in 1969 in 29-year-old employee of a Japanese newspaper company. In 2000, he died from Karos Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi of Japan, which in nearly two years in office was only three days off - not at work less than 12 hours a day.

via factroom.ru