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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't Japan have a working culture that glorifies long working hours and dedication to work, leaving little to no time for socialising and relationships? or has that changed in the last few years?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. The Japanese people I have met seem pretty well adjusted to me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think my info might be outdated, it seems like they’ve been working on changing it. According to Wikipedia their average annual working hours is less then us.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I have friends in Japan. The value given does not accurately reflect actual hours worked. There is a culture of long unpaid overtime hours, after hours social gatherings and more. They are not the worst, and they are trying to improve it, but it is still pretty bad.