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RE: Suicide #2—Death by Overwork in Japan

in #health7 years ago

I believe the obsession with work originated from the aftermath of the Second World War. in an effort to rebuild the country a strong perhaps obsessive work ethic was ingrained into the public mind by the government through a well planned, well executed public relations program. This is pure speculation though, but if it were to be the case it will certainly explain a lot.