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New Zealand's birth rate falls to lowest since World War II (www.rnz.co.nz)

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[–] [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.