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@user-kf6lu4dn2r8 ай бұрын
They created a culture wherre work is the ONLY life anyone is ever allowed for any reason, and literally punish women for gettting prergnant by destroying her ENTIRE career and life......then have the balls to whine and bitch that women aren't getting pregnant and not having babies. Yeah guys, welcome to the consequences of your own terrible decision making.
@SellitwithSandy7 ай бұрын
This is probably a big reason why the birth rate is so low and continuing to shrink. I know I wouldn’t want to bring a child into or under these conditions.
@janelle-r5n7 ай бұрын
With all the work they do, they probably don't have enough time or way too tired to make babies.
@vminhope30406 ай бұрын
They barely have time to shower cook and clean
@mocnyjakniedzwiedz6 ай бұрын
Did you see the movie. Shogun from 1980 and last samurai from 2004.. Go and watch thiz movies you will see feudal Japan. Japan people they were slaves To samurais dynasties for centuries. They made them this way. They got brain washing from them the land lords. You must work if not they kill you.. The samurais came from Korea and china .. Read more about feudal Japan..
@mariusmatei29466 ай бұрын
And you are absolutely right: for as many as 40% of the Japanese, lifestyle/stress associated with work is the (main) reason for not having/wanting children.
@mosesyang42226 ай бұрын
It's not just Japan, birth rate is down almost everywhere b/c the cost of living is prohibitive to raising children. Only the rich & elites can have children these days.
@aqsaali26708 ай бұрын
I thought that 9 to 5 job was killing me than I switched job and started the remote job at home the hours are less, I can have enough sleep and spend time with my family this change has improved my health and I am enjoying my life now. Health is wealth everyone keep it in mind, money comes and goes.
@jaybrown78118 ай бұрын
Is it the same job or is it a new job
@pbassassinz80977 ай бұрын
Yea well the problem is it takes wealth to have good health unless you have rich parents or inheritance so a lot of people have to work their asses off and neglect their health.
@skipah20127 ай бұрын
@@pbassassinz8097 not really..you can still be healthy without being wealthy
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
Japan's workers are stuck in the cycle of programming from cultural norms. Get wealthy, work hard, obey masters, do not speak, portray sweetness, fight against one another to be number one. Then lust after financial freedom before most have hit 50. Problem is life is today and they stick money away depriving themselves relationships, food to keep mentally acute, and sleep. I guess they think everyone should be rich and live without trouble. They are delusional. Suicide, instant deaths from exhaustion, no social outlets, no partners. All work and no down time. Totally miserable . And worse people idolize these people. Insanity imo.🇨🇦🤦🏻I am so far below on income, but I have a life even with my disability at 62 years young. Would nit want these people's life. Glad you are wise to know what matters. It us not money. 💋👍🌷
@msg3607 ай бұрын
I have to agree Remote work makes 9-5 jobs much more manable and takes off some of the stress of getting up in the morning and traveling to work or the stress of trying to go home as fast as possible to have time for your self. by remote working I get back 4 hours out of the day, that I can have time for my self. meaning it used to take me 1 1/2 hours or 2 hours sometimes to get to work in my old Jobs . now I get that Hour and half back in the mornings and when I get off from work, most people have a 9-5 or a 9-6 scedual , so if you get off at 5 most people don't get home until 6:30 on average some people get home at 7pm and some lucky once who live close to work can get home at 5:30 - 6pm . but if you work from home often times your done with your task by 4pm and you just coast to 5pm and your done right on the dot. you can have the rest of the day/evening to your self and not have to feel tired communiting home where once you get home you don't want to do anything else since your tired getting home at 6:30 to 7:30pm etc you just eat watch maybe 1 movie and then sleep, while if you're already home at 5pm you get the full 5 hours to do something before 10pm etc.
@lakicia308 ай бұрын
I worked in Tokyo as an ESL teacher for 4 months. I was supposed to be there for a year but I'd had enough of that toxic work environment. -You're not paid for overtime hrs -people just hang around after work until the boss leaves, even if they're not doing anything. It's so bizarre and unhealthy. -The physical workspace isn't efficient. shared material, which means you're scrambling right before your class cause the other teacher JUST finished with the material you need for your class. -Hot summers with no A.C. They did this thing, where I worked, they'd have the air on but you could barely feel it. Teachers would be walking around sweating. And they would bring technicians in to "fix" it, but I think it was just for show. It was a very sneaky, toxic environment. Japan is one of my favorite places to visit. But I'd never want to live and work there again.
@Expatnema8 ай бұрын
But i thought its only middle east thats abusing employees
@erichopp2447 ай бұрын
@@ExpatnemaNot at all
@andrewlim8927 ай бұрын
As the saying goes; Japan is an amazing place to visit but a terrible place to work.
@sadenbrick7 ай бұрын
Japanese people work till it's done and there's no slacking.
@oodo29087 ай бұрын
I was thinking I could bear this for one year to become literate and conversational. Then I could have business opportunities and quit. So you didn't have time during the four months to get a second job? Doesn't private tutoring on the side do well?
@stevendaniel81267 ай бұрын
A Japanese friend of mine told me his company expected 6 hours of unpaid overtime a day and only one day off a month. INSANE !!!
@Feed_the_Kitty_a_Hotdog7 ай бұрын
F that! I’d learn English and go work in another country before putting up with that 💩. Why people allow themselves to be walked all over by their jobs is insane?!? When my boss calls me on my days off looking for me to pick up hours I don’t even answer the phone anymore as a nurse. I’m there my three 12 hours shifts a week that’s enough. I can afford my bills without having to work anymore than that since my husband and I make the same amount. Cars are older and paid off. Mortgage is $830 a month for my house.
@SmilingColourfulShirt-kn7wp6 ай бұрын
cringe
@Captain_Torrent6 ай бұрын
@@SmilingColourfulShirt-kn7wp You don't know what that word means.
@Staring48276 ай бұрын
@@Captain_Torrent he used the word correctly
@RickGifford285 ай бұрын
Criminal company ,should be prosecuted
@attache6756 ай бұрын
The gas lighting from NHK to not only knowingly have one of their employees overwork, but have the gall to say “she didn’t know how to manage her work load” is one of the most infuriating, unprofessional, completely stupid things to ever disgrace the broken heart of her mother. What a damn shame.
@HalifaxHercules4 ай бұрын
I'm surprised the Miwa family didn't sue NHK or the Japanese Government for Wrongful Death. Since NHK is a state owned media corporation much like the BBC in Great Britain or CBC in Canada, the Japanese Government is vicariously liable for the actions of NHK.
@Sunflower-1md13 күн бұрын
Nhk is a damn shame.... heartless & greedy... No compassion for a mother's heartache & loss... A disgrace
@scott-h8w14 сағат бұрын
NHK pukua
@EmmaWatsonRocks17 ай бұрын
I live and work in Japan, in IT. I am currently on a project for a major Japanese automaker, and the workload is crazy. Crazy expectations of everyone. It is not that we waste time at work/work inefficiently, it is that the amount of work expected to be done is way too much. And you constantly get judged and berated. I have never received praise, just harsh abuse. This is Japanese management.
@albertsmith996 ай бұрын
Sure bud
@EmmaWatsonRocks16 ай бұрын
@@albertsmith99 what? Why? Why invalidate my experience?
@Gamifiergamifier6 ай бұрын
Does your company force you to work overtime? Or is this a conscious choice you make? If they force you then can you not report them to the relevant authorities? Why do you have to work crazy hours?
@MrHitotsumusha5 ай бұрын
@@EmmaWatsonRocks1 What is sad is that Japanese management does not know how to efficiently streamline any work or jobs. It is sad really. You also most likely work for a "Black Company" in Japan that violates labor laws knowingly. Have you reported this to the labor board? Please take care of yourself.
@queenpeach78655 ай бұрын
I don't think it will change any time soon because they do so as a culture, they all are expected to work long hours, they strive to be better but in reality is hurting them more than helping.
@tommykaung58828 ай бұрын
No wonder Isekai genre is extremely popular in Japan. People really want to escape the another fantasy world from unhealthy work conditions.
@reaperluke35187 ай бұрын
The anime "Zom 100" is literally about a Japanese overworked wage slave finding new joy in life when a worldwide zombie apocalypse strikes. That's how bad working in Japan is.
@Bluevest6697 ай бұрын
Not only in Japan
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
@@reaperluke3518I love that show.
@reaperluke35187 ай бұрын
@@pinkpugginz I want to watch it but I fear it will make me hate working even more 😆😆😆
@Cloudcity204 ай бұрын
but its way worse in asian countries tho aka japan&south korea. Which is facts lol@@Bluevest669
@theyjustwantyourmoney45398 ай бұрын
What’s the point of going home, the company might as well provide bedrooms and shower rooms within the premises, they’ve no life after all 🙄
@Moodboard398 ай бұрын
Mind as well live there 😂😂😂😂
@anonmouse157 ай бұрын
What's the point of a life enslaved to an office, working at the expense of everything else? EDIT: A very short life, considering the subject matter of this documentry.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
That's what Amazon is trying to do. Build apartments for the workers to live at.
@pandamoniumsan7 ай бұрын
@@pinkpugginz there is in fact a pretty detailed history of 'company towns' and stores and such. it never goes well for anyone involved
@Waya4206 ай бұрын
Its actually normal to sleep at work there or even in a bus station or street near your work. Not even joking.
@マリウス-e9n8 ай бұрын
The situation is still horrible. I worked in Japan until mid of last year. Some colleges worked at least 10 hours per day and on top of that they had a commute of 3 hrs per day. One person was burned out and was gone for like 2 months. Additionally, it is not productive at all. One is tired all the time and because of that it’s hard to concentrate. It is totally normal to sleep at your desk (during working time). It’s just incredibly stupid. Edit: At my current job with less hours, my research has a better quality and I am not depressed as fuck all the time.
@KaiserShield8 ай бұрын
Eh? Seems like it’s the commute that’s killing them more than the job. Ten hours is a pain but far from suicidal. At least by American standards.
@leowls37138 ай бұрын
@@KaiserShield I doubt Americans work close to 6 hours. Most are lazy.
@joyhancock27038 ай бұрын
I would imagine that, when someone has a job in health care, being so tired all the time would mean they could not concentrate and they could make tragic mistakes in the care of patients.
@user-kf6lu4dn2r8 ай бұрын
Back in college some guy from Japan tried to get away with falling asleep bullshyt in class, the look on his face was PRICELESS when we told him "yeah, here in america, we're not allowed the luxury to be lazy and sleep at work like you guys are." He really thought just showing up was enough.
@mariusmatei29466 ай бұрын
Do you still live/work in Japan?
@AndBusinessIsGood8 ай бұрын
We are basically trying to abolish slavery again. Think about it.
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
Yes and no. Slaves have no pay it food or anything their own. But the similar traits of businesses and cultural need to be wealthy disgusts me personally. No regard for life imo.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
@@Dawn_LRThe pay is so low that most people can't afford to eat, rent, pay for medical care or do anything but work. Those conditions create death and misfortune. It's slavery with extra steps. Slaves were fed and didn't have to pay rent. I would say we're just as bad off. We're basically back in the feudal era where serfs work on land they don't own and give all the money to the king.
@neilmcdougall49276 ай бұрын
Obscure it so it's not noticed again
@mariusmatei29466 ай бұрын
But, as I understand (it), it's not obligatory; many employees are (simply) committing themselves to work around the clock (24/7) for whatever (greedy/selfish) reasons they may have (that every-so-often turns out to be just smoke in the mirror).
@Jsarmy871244 ай бұрын
Slavery never end to begin with
@bellashawol99513 ай бұрын
Money, loyalty and good reputation isn’t of any use if you’re dead. 😔
@larconJames8 ай бұрын
Same situation here in south korea.
@MrHitotsumusha5 ай бұрын
Isn't it called Gwarosa the same meaning as Karoshi? China is also facing the same situation.
@larconJames5 ай бұрын
@@MrHitotsumusha Yes, Gwarosa(meaning too much working hours) causes lots of severe social problems, such as suicide and mental disorders.
@bernaclischurchill44637 ай бұрын
100 hrs overtime is too much for anyone, let alone a month. I previously worked for 34 yrs here in the US, and I never worked 100 hrs overtime in my entire working life. I"m not retired. They seriously need their heads examined.
@j4mbi_4 ай бұрын
In Denmark this culture is not only uncommon, but extremely penalised if companies and/or its management are found encouraging it or trying to enforce it.
@NicMediaDesign8 ай бұрын
Man, they need unions and workers rights. 😮
@lazzzZaruZ8 ай бұрын
union to bribe ofc
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
Human rights.
@MrHitotsumusha5 ай бұрын
There are many unions in Japan and some are just not "real" unions. What I mean by this is some companies have their own unions but the spokesperson is chosen by management itself which defeats the purpose. The other unions like the GU and Tozen Unions are real and do fight for workers rights but it is the LSB "Labor Standards Board" that is slow to approach and is weak with it's repercussions on companies that do violate laws. Many companies that violate labor laws are still out there. One promising things is the younger generation has developed a sense of more individualistic ideals based on balance and are a bit more open about sharing their views on this issue. A lot of companies realize this and are trying to change.
@Kuulei2654 ай бұрын
I developed an illness and had to stop working. I had pain each day all over my body, but still I worked until my Doctor said no more. I had Fentanyl patches AND pain killers, and still I had pain. My Husband is the most wonderful man on the face of the earth. He took on extra hours, we lived on a strict budget. I was so relieved that he was finally able to retire because I saw the effect it had on him. It’s awful to feel like you have to do the hours without compensation.
@iambeiam7 ай бұрын
I now live out of Asia. Whenever I meet people who say they want to move to Asia to work, at the back of my mind I have this strong doubt they would last. Work culture in Asia in general is very different from other parts of the world. Working at least 10 hours, 6 days a week is common if not a norm.
@vminhope30406 ай бұрын
It’s more in the US. Everyone had two 6 hr part time jobs or one FT and one PT
@mbreeze22034 ай бұрын
@@vminhope3040 In the US there is even bigger issues like the unclean air and water and food. Overweight and overpriced necessities. And I was shocked to learn that over 40% of the population will have some form of cancer. America worships the dollar. No free health care or education, that's basic human rights.
@BMWR1200RTSE7 ай бұрын
In Japan there is a work culture that you are loyal to the company, never leave before the boss, and overtime is expected, otherwise you will be replaced. It is sad in this day and age that this continues. Equally sad a lot of people take their own life because of the pressures and stress they are placed under by these corporations. An employee has to show loyalty and show appreciation that they have a job, weakness is not tolerated.
@mocnyjakniedzwiedz6 ай бұрын
Japan people they were slaves To samurais nobles for centuries.. The samurais dynasties made them this way.. You must work if not they kill you. This is how brain washing works.. Read more about feudal Japan... The samurais came from Korea and china...they were not native japanesse..
@thoughtsurferzone50124 ай бұрын
At this point in history, nobody in the industrialized world should be working more than 30 hours a week.
@satriaamiluhur6227 ай бұрын
I believe a lot of japanese workers stay late because it is expected of them. The company expects 24/7 loyalty and fealty, wives expect husbands to come home late, co-workers expect everyone to be the last to leave. No one likes it but it is 'expected' therefore it is done; it is the social norm.
@cancel.lgbtq.68927 ай бұрын
Fuck that loyalty shit. No jobs worth your health and family.
@lovemusicnatureartsfoods...4 ай бұрын
@@cancel.lgbtq.6892true like they said health is wealth coz even how much money you have but you are sick money is useless coz you can't enjoy it...
@Truth_will_prevail_4ever4 ай бұрын
True..I used to work at a Japanese company here in NY. Overworking was not an issue since they don't want to pay OT and expects us to leave by 5 LOL 🤣
@sanriospink73487 ай бұрын
The problem is humans were not even supposed to work like this like its not natural we are working harder in general than our ancestors did this is not normal at all noone should be working 40 hours a week let alone more than 40 hours a week
@kristinesharp628619 күн бұрын
Ancestors hunting gathering fighting off invasions or invading themselves. How to get food or keep it from spoiling on the mind 24/7.
@shortylucy6 ай бұрын
Yumiko and her cosmetics company is just amazing! Proof that you can have happy workers and increased margins.
@shinankoku28 ай бұрын
The LDP has been in charge of Japan since the post-WWII constitution was adopted. The solution to this would be to vote them out of power.
@d1tto2328 ай бұрын
When everything is going down hill they encourage people to vote them out so when the new people is in then everything goes even worse because you can't vote out Bankers and rich people that are 100% on the LDP side and then will oppose any other and eventually people will put the LDP on power again because at least they know the LDP will bring stability later. Soo.... imposible to get rid of the LDP
@bagusprihastomo74397 ай бұрын
I think it's not because of some political party has the power or not, it's in the work culture among their society. In my opinion
@ender87595 ай бұрын
Japanese have been working like this since the Meiji era
@tex89395 ай бұрын
Its more of a cultural issue than a political issue.
@jeffreyjackson52295 ай бұрын
Even if your job isn't manual labor, such long hours will still eventually break you down, if for no other reason, you become sleep deprived. While I enjoy my job, which is office work, desk, computer, paperwork, files, copiers, and etc., I still get tired and appreciate time off, weekends, and vacation. The overtime hours that I am seeing in this video is maddening.
@filipepedro82728 ай бұрын
The amount of paperwork on those desks... you can tell the Japanese are not efficient or productive. Collectively they work really hard to keep this image of perfection but the cracks are there
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
The paperwork us from the employer not the worker. The workers are running on steam essentially. Exhausted,nit eating well or often, no rest breaks, almost no sleep. Three days without sleep can make your mind go. Thinking and processing starves your cognition. I suffer a sleep disorder and it us really difficult but at 62 I can stay home with my disability and tend myself.
@attache6756 ай бұрын
As someone who’s worked at a school that wasn’t bad in terms of how they treat their employees, you can really tell a lot of the times at these companies they to put being busy on a pedestal as opposed to being productive.
@mapleext7 ай бұрын
I spent a bit of time in Japan. The people are kind and gracious and the culture can be quite beautiful. But underlying expectations are very strong and rigid at times. I can see how people really valued compliance and it seemed like many did not feel comfortable admitting to the idea of personal needs or freedoms.
@lazyguitarAF4 ай бұрын
Japan in 2024 : -Unrecovered lost economy -Declining birth rate -Work work work work
@randywoodworth59905 ай бұрын
One of the worse things is that the "Work till you drop dead" ethic is instilled at a very young age
@avia-n7 ай бұрын
The shame is Japanese companies also wish other nationalities working in their organisation do the same thing. It could be considered an indirect murder 😒
@Rogueonepigeon6 ай бұрын
The issue begins far earlier than working age adults, pressure to be successful is also the reason why Japan has the highest youth suicide rate in the world so it is no surprise that those who reach their career goals place immense pressure on themselves to hold onto this success any means possible.
@JudgeMental13377 ай бұрын
incredibly eye-opening documentary. I love Japanese culture as a German, but even as a German who has been brought up to be a good slave and rule follower, I think Japan has got it much worse. This is slavery with extra steps. I already had a burnout including depression and since this event my mental health is the most important thing to me. It's the most valuable asset along with health and friendships. In my opinion, this whole system will go completely to the wall in the coming years.
@cancel.lgbtq.68927 ай бұрын
LOL I could barely do 8 hrs per day. Sometimes when I feel lazy I just call in sick and use my PTO so I can get a 3 days weekend to rest my mind and body. Companies dont care about you or your family. I learned that lesson long time ago.
@mbreeze22034 ай бұрын
Ya I trully appreciated my dad more after doing an internship and asked him how he managed. It's the repeating that kills me. I told him how did you manage for 30 years to do all this and to start off as young as 16 is insane 🥲🥲
@肝寶5 ай бұрын
It’s actually quite embarrassing and shameful that Japanese government allow this to continue happening and being broadcasted by international documentaries. I love visiting Japan, but definitely not working there.
@NJVArtimations4 ай бұрын
Japan is a very beautiful place... but these working conditions can't help them see it
@Benjiro-wp4yu6 ай бұрын
I am Japanese and this is true. What is the use of money of you lose someone you love so much ?
@Msal197 ай бұрын
I love Japan and I will visit for as long as I live. I will never live to work there unless as a business owner. Shame on the Japanese government for allowing this to happen.
@ellebrook34136 ай бұрын
One of the absolute worst, if not *the* worst thing about Japan is the vile work 'culture'. Currently at my company, there are at least 3 people who are sick because of their oppressive workloads, with one just gone on extended leave due to the seriousness of their illness. As discussed in this film, the appalling 'power harassment' drives people to quit or have breakdowns. The vicious bullying that occurs at schools just carries on into working life. To make matters worse, as mentioned here too, the salaries are woeful. As much as I have sympathy for all those affected, it is so frustrating that people don't/can't/ won't just say "No". These days, companies are struggling to recruit, so in a sense, the employees have the upper hand. Yet they consider "gaman" (endurance/perserverance) as a virtue, so people stay silent, suffer...and then decide death is the only escape.
@profchaos72894 ай бұрын
We live in a world without knowing the true meaning of Happiness. 😢
@phil_54308 ай бұрын
Absolutely sad but also eye opening what we take for granted here in central EU. For me a job is only a necessity to bring trough the day. Sometimes I want to sleep longer so I come later to work and will still leave early. I have minus hours most of the time but I just dont care and eventually I'll make these up when the workload is bigger. I do coffee breaks all the time or go to the kitchen for small meals. I'm not willing to work like crazy for a company that isnt mine and I dont care about. All I care is to come home, sit on my bike and drive out of the city into the forest or go to the gym. Fck work
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
Why not do what you love? Find a way. Life is not about money. But neither is lack of interest in living while working.If you do what you love, you enjoy it. 62 I know. I had jobs I hated so changed them.Even if less pay or crap jobs I did if I liked it and slept well later from a good day.
@Novastar.SaberCombat7 ай бұрын
@alienpizza... if only it were that simple. I'm an award-winning author, and despite all of my hard work at doing the things I love, I'm all but completely invisible and "cancelled" by social media. 🙂 Algorithms, coin, connections, crews, clout, corporations, corrupt CEOs, and creepy cronies control it all. You have NO chance unless you're already independently wealthy and influential. Most people aren't, obviously.
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
@@Novastar.SaberCombat You have accomplished much. That is wonderful. Value is never forgotten. It is now t how many value what you accomplished, but those who valued your efforts. Silent witnesses to your paths outcome. C ancel culture is an epidemic. However the worlds view is moot. Nothing is simple in life. That is an illusion. Most want to get to the mountain top, but prefer to forgo climbing the journey to reach it. Then once there the view is an a let down, so they feel cheated. Point was the journey, not the destination.🥲 I learned that most wanting simple, never are truly satisfied with outcome.
@Dawn_LR7 ай бұрын
@@Novastar.SaberCombat I live in an old house renting. Alone with little money. My last remaining amily is far off and just won't ever see me again. Neither can afford to. At 62 I will die alone but for my cat. But with poor health I value my life enough to appreciate it. A nobody in society's eyes. I am okay knowing this. My joy can not dissolve based on this fact. Nature, a roof over my kitty and simple food is my small comfort. You achieved much and were let down by the world but you did something amazing. I am honored. 🙋🏻♀️🌺🥲I know an author, not highly accomplished but a fountain of knowledge. That enriched my world. You cannot put a price on that. I may seem to simplify to your standards, but if all I can do personally is just breathe, then I am fulfilled. No true joy can be based on the world view of our worth only our own perceptions of our true worth. The world will never take your integrity. It is yours alone. Hold on to it. God keep you and bless you, restore your faith in others who see your preciousness, not a commodity. You are more valuable than rubies.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
I was getting under 40 hours because I needed to sleep more so I would start later or leave early. And I was getting in trouble for getting 38 hours or 39.5 hours. I just can't always do it due to medical problems. My best hope is that I will be fired so I can collect unemployment for a couple months while I reset.
@MrHitotsumusha5 ай бұрын
The new generation of workers in Japan are beginning to change this vision and it is great to see. Many advocate for a balance. When will this change? It is a slow process and it is changing.
@angelastewart94976 ай бұрын
this is shameful .no one should have to work as hard 40 hours is enough .to die at work with a cell phone in hand is sad.
@모-q4z7 ай бұрын
This is so sad on many many levels. These people don’t deserve this treatment. It’s absolutely deplorable that Japan doesn’t care enough to protect their people.
@mocnyjakniedzwiedz6 ай бұрын
No way. Thats the problem. They have been slaves for many centuries to samurais nobles. The samursis made them this way. They dont even dance..
@jjlc25736 ай бұрын
Money is useless when you are dead .
@zedianerkatwishi39308 ай бұрын
No wonder some of them are migrating to Africa where life is more relaxed. Even European doctors are opening private hospitals on the great continent of Africa. My doctor here in my peaceful and beautiful , sun kissed, mineral rich country is a German who has no plans to go back to Europe.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
I would love to visit Africa.
@Juju-l3o4 ай бұрын
We’re literally working ourselves to death it really sucks.
@justinkrann74067 ай бұрын
I live in Japan and have quickly learned mental health isn't an issue. I currently work in 2 different restaurants part time. Both shops my managers work 9am till 11pm/12am 6 days a week. And almost always on their 1 day a week off they still have a half day or work errands to do.
@tationotaliaferro841812 күн бұрын
I only work 32 hours a week. My bosses love asking me if I wanna work overtime knowing that I always say no.
@Crafty-One17 күн бұрын
THere were some beautiful hearted people in this video. So soft spoken and caring. They're the heroes trying to make a change for the better of others.
@ShiroiLuke7 ай бұрын
Very interesting article, but I felt an important notion was missing. The aricle had only presented the people agreeing, that Karoshi is a problematic issue (and it is), but there are also people in Japan, that hold on to the absurd idea, that Karoshi is something like the badge of honour - "giving up your life to build the country", and stuff like that (particularly the elderly, no suprise here). While I was working in Germany, I've met a woman from Japan, who lost both of her parents to Karoshi, and she told me, that her relatives, even her grandparents, are in total denial about it, claiming their deaths were "noble and heroic" (perhaps, it is a way of coping, but still...). It shows, just how deeply rooted the idea "hard work" is, in the minds of Japanese, not efficient work, not effective work, not innovative work (these notions are often frowned upon, considered as subversive, actually) just HARD.
@traiecto8 ай бұрын
This is a “wicked” problem. Laws should help, if they are enforced. But like someone said in one of the interviews, it is a society problem. As long as working long hours is considered by each Japanese to be the measure of value, it is going to be hard for those people to enforce the laws. Fantastic to see at least one example of a different approach.
@joyhancock27038 ай бұрын
I believe that Japanese car manufacturers in Britain have to behave differently because there is a trade union. However, the result of that can be that the firm find England too expensive and move the production elsewhere, factory closes and lots of English people lose their jobs.
@zulusierra63 ай бұрын
This is insane. It should be illegal to treat people this way. The corporations making this horrible reality for people should also be held accountable. They need to answer for this.
@taniaedwards96085 ай бұрын
So it took Miwa's death of exhaustion for NHK to start monitoring their employees? Very very sad indeed. I feel for that mother!
@mattyice52906 ай бұрын
This is horrendous, I hope this changes for the Japanese. That’s no way to live life. God help them.
@donaldmacdonald49016 ай бұрын
I used to work 70 hrs a week in Japan. I can’t believe it now. Job becomes you life.
@RJFP676 ай бұрын
We are not supposed to live to work. We are made to work to live.
@agentul0096 ай бұрын
They live to work not work to live. Which is very sad, you should not be killed by your job.
@lovemusicnatureartsfoods...4 ай бұрын
This is my motto I work because I want to live not I work because I want to die...
@AkKo-n4x8 ай бұрын
This is a good documentary shows the reality of Japanese society. Workers show their loyalty to the organization by working longer hours than other workers. Also, when other workers are working hard towards their work goals, they put in more effort than others, valuing the atmosphere and harmony in the workplace. Not putting in effort is a dishonorable and shameful state. Unfortunately, this process can bring about death. On an unrelated note, part-time jobs are called Arubaito in Japan. The word comes from German, but I don't know why.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
Studies show that you reach your max work potential after about 6 hours and then it's nothing but decline.
@EudaderurScheiss6 ай бұрын
during and after ww1 lots of german/austrian soldiers were sent to japan from china, they started working part time in some areas, japanese were completly astonished by those ppl because they havnt seen other people that close for hundreds of years. also why so many animes use german names
@louistan75604 ай бұрын
The "work" pressure that caused employee deaths does not stem from the volume of work but from the stress of having to pretend that you are working when there is no work to be done. Try that out for a couple of months and see how psychologically affected you become from pretence and hollowness..
@zinny9997 ай бұрын
Even as a doctor you are overworked in Japan
@o13sweetboy7 ай бұрын
The workplace environment no matter where you are in the world is toxic and abusive. Its really hazardous to one's health.
@lovemusicnatureartsfoods...4 ай бұрын
Very sad but true...
@proton87417 ай бұрын
The situation is also catastrophic in south Korea where very educated people want to flee away from social injonctions. Paradise movie shows this issue
@oldtabrough10267 ай бұрын
It's going to be an uphill task for them to change the laws and mindsets of employers about the working hours. Nonetheless, I truly wish them all the best in this "fight". I really hoped they succeed in changing the work culture there.
@mimosa9638Ай бұрын
The young Engineer should leave Japan and travel to developing countries in SE Asia, Africa, South America to share his knowledge and experience. His short term goal is to learn English well. He then can work anywhere in the world. One’s life is so precious. Why let a jerk of a supervisor ruin it.
@user-fr8ve7wf6i8 ай бұрын
I wish that these documentaries would be translated so that I can watch/listen while I’m doing other things rarely am I able to just sit down and read while I’m watching a documentary?
@GC-pj6no8 ай бұрын
definitely
@RagtimeDorianHenry6 ай бұрын
what about the pleasure to listen to beautiful languages such as Japanese and German?
@user-fr8ve7wf6i6 ай бұрын
@@RagtimeDorianHenry if that is wanted then you go to a documentary, movie or whatever in whichever language you want to listen to. Very easily done with the internet 🤷🏽♀️.
@hanszotark50984 ай бұрын
I dont really get the logic where ingrain working culture of overtime is good for long term growth of both company and employee. The one benefitted from this is just shareholders at most.
@blackbelt20007 ай бұрын
this is just the tip of the iceberg of things f'd up in jpn.
@RaymondDoerr3 ай бұрын
Overtime is a huge problem internationally in the semiconductor industry.
@parloitaliano24 ай бұрын
The system work in japan and korea must change to a better healthy work system
@jhavajoe37927 ай бұрын
Like in the U.S., once you have a family and it's difficult to get another job, the unfortunate can't say "No" to an employer's request to get that deadline taken car of at all costs. I have little hope the Government will implement enough measures to cease this kind of thing. Work is such a big part of people's lives, but we're only human to burn out. Been there- I'm happy I'm alive. No way, I'll run the treadmill again in this lifetime.
@rexelagapay75798 ай бұрын
Why is there so much work to be done in Japan?
@gogogolyra13408 ай бұрын
I always thought dumb people needed more time to finish their work thats why they extend beyond the allotted time.
@angryoldman91408 ай бұрын
Because Japan had an incessant obsession with Technological and human advancement . It’s like a virus. They caught it when they were exposed to the outside world after a long period of isolation, and felt they needed to play catch-up with the rest of the world. Well, they are well ahead of everyone, and not going to slow down for fear they will lose the “race”.
@anonmouse157 ай бұрын
Pointless busy work and a society deeply in love with the concept.
@Anonymous-rj2lk2 ай бұрын
6:25 "when the choice is to sign or to starve, there is no choice" When you can't even quit a job because you will be blacklisted by society, then you are literally a slave, for the simple reason that you dont have a choice anymore.
@shumjake80992 ай бұрын
wake up and fight for your kids and families
@OfficialKaido3 ай бұрын
After viewing this documentary It's sad that companies expect so much from their employee's but Mexico is number one in Global Statistics on the hardest workers that work the most.
@scotuslaurentius27636 ай бұрын
As an Australian public school teacher, I usually work around 40 hours overtime a month, and even that is way too much. 70 to 80 hours a months would definitely destroy me.
@LydiannaBellaАй бұрын
Im an accountant and we are required to work 200-300 overtime hours… in a year! Most people struggle to do it. I wouldn’t even dare to imagine working 100 overtime hours in a month!!! That is crazy
@jonathancollard37108 ай бұрын
Japan (and Germany) had a collective guilt post WW2. This combined with an economic imperative to work intensively to rebuild infrastructure, commerce, communications, education and social welfare. This diligent and strong work ethic has however become so entrenched in the next generation that some corporations are abusing the mindset, vulnerability and passion of humanity. Moderation and pragmatism is needed to ensure Regulations are enacted. China has this same issue growing as we speak… much of the “West” has swung too far the other way with a liberal, woke anti-establishment agenda. It’s not going to end well 😲
@clarisakakimoto4 ай бұрын
amazing to much hardworking every body work work everyday😢
@samsevrok60523 ай бұрын
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
@bliglum6 ай бұрын
"Death by Work" Same in nature, readily observable within the animal kingdom... We are all slaves to our hunger, whatever that hunger may be.
@abielcotto23926 ай бұрын
Japanese people are oppressed by their government✍️ they need to stand up , unite and say Enough ✍️🙌
@jacqueslee25927 ай бұрын
I like Japan that introverts can exist here without being stigmatized but you cannot survive in this country if you have ADHD.
@Aquana014 ай бұрын
Thats bullshit adhd has nothing to do with not being able to survive in this work culture.
@jamsjars95055 ай бұрын
Crazy that Japanese offices are still so inefficient that EVERYONE has stacks of paper upon paper, all cluttered. They work hard but don't get that far.
@DonaldHarrington-uw9ct7 ай бұрын
They couldn't possibly rationalize the same things I've witnessed a d lived with all these years with all the massacres I witnessed
@jamesr.vanpattenjr.89637 ай бұрын
Im going stop too. Im working 30-40 hours overtime a week. Im sooo tired all the time
@mocnyjakniedzwiedz6 ай бұрын
Because you eat fake food. All vegi are GMO..
@nhitc68323 ай бұрын
Thank god we have labor laws here in the states. You can't expect someone to work extra without paying them extra.
@miriam29095 ай бұрын
What kept coming to mind watching this is the pressure put on children to succeed in their studies, and to succeed with the best grades. I think this pressure is the basis for a very stressful and unhealthy mindset for adult work life. I find the Japanese lifestyle very robotic and their humanity masked.
@sol3cito333 ай бұрын
Slavery is real, in fact it never went away. But you cannot just blame the employer, the government. It is the people who allowed this to happen by not standing up; by remaining silent.
@troylollysaf93118 ай бұрын
i worked 11hrs a day and im tired waking up everyday to work again.. and still feel tired from yesterday! >_
@Tatteddaddydc5 күн бұрын
As an American who works in a professional environment, the idea of spending hours after work drinking with colleagues and/or management is totally inappropriate. That's a liability for the employer.
@oodo29087 ай бұрын
The inflation now is insane and I doubt people are saving money. One person can easily spend $200/month for a meager diet. If there was at least some hope that your efforts mattered with good savings, at least people would have something to look forward to.
@pinkpugginz7 ай бұрын
I'm spending closer to 500 a month on food for one person
@oodo29087 ай бұрын
@@pinkpugginz Oh yeah, I believe it. That's how much a decent diet will cost -- basic rent!!!
@LS-ys8nr3 ай бұрын
Do they not have labor laws in Japan? It’s common sense that your ability to function decreases with lack of sleep and self care. Wtf
@INTERSTELLAR11114 ай бұрын
SHE DID IT TO HERSELF - IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY STILL BLAME SOMEONE ELSE !
@madeinaustralia20205 ай бұрын
My Japanese wife’s father killed himself when she was young because of this
@ulziibatsuuriАй бұрын
That's really cruel coworkers... knowing someone is already bearing to much pressure... not doing anything
@heatherfling78207 ай бұрын
I couldn’t live in Japan due to toxic living and working conditions and the culture.
@sharinaross18657 ай бұрын
What country and continent do you reside in?
@Daking_Alter7 ай бұрын
You mean not japan but tokyo
@tee479627 күн бұрын
2:48 the man walking looks exhausted like he’s about to fall asleep while walking 😢
@HalifaxHercules4 ай бұрын
Karoshi problem wouldn't happen in Japan if the country allowed workers to form labour unions, and their federal government had tougher labour standards laws.
@martingrey22318 ай бұрын
Corporations are the new Daimyo.
@kristinesharp628619 күн бұрын
Not everyone was meant to live in a city. Not everyone ment to live a few hours away from work.