New law could worsen Japan's long working hours
Bill exempts employees earning over 10.75 million yen a year from work-hour rules
Tokyo
JAPAN'S push to take away overtime from high-paid workers has critics warning that it will aggravate a problem synonymous with the country's notoriously long working hours - karoshi, or death from overwork.
Teruyuki Yamashita knows the risks all too well. The now 53-year-old worked day and night in a senior sales job, made countless overseas business trips, and slept an average of just three hours a night.
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