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Ricemills posted...

I think everyone exaggerated the work conditions in Japan. It's not an Utopia obviously, but it's also far from being a Dystopian.

Ask anyone from 3rd world country, would they work in Japan and 99% will answer yes.

Well, yeah, Japan has AC in the offices, as opposed to the Cambodian sweatshop making Nikes.

Japan's work culture is allegedly improving, but back in 2015 a lot of them still felt "work-life balance" wasn't an important concern. Remember, a stereotype just starts as an exaggerated fact. And stereotypically, in Japan, "Work is life, therefore, no need for balance."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_work_environment#Working_conditions
An interesting takeaway from that is, despite the long hours, they rank badly in productivity, however. Thus telling us what we knew all along. "Take the vacation for your own sake, and unplug from work."