Overworked to death: Japanese teachers battle for change as several die from exhaustion | South China Morning Post

Should Japanese teachers be willing to die for their job? In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and sometimes lasted until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered karoshi, a Japanese term that means death from overwork. Kudo's taxing schedule was f…

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