Dossier
karoshi
Coverage of karoshi in the Nexus archive.
- Japan’s prime minister sleeps just ‘zero to three’ hours a night—even as Tokyo pushes a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork’
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi sleeps 0 to 3 hours nightly, prides herself on marathon work hours, and faced criticism for sleep deprivation risks. Tokyo recently implemented a four-day workweek to combat 'karoshi' (death by overwork), contrasting with her schedule.