Karoshi, Japanese for overwork death, is a Japanese term for occupation-related sudden death, most commonly caused by heart attacks and strokes brought on by stress and malnourishment or fasting. Workplace mental stress can also drive workers to suicide, a related phenomenon known as karojisatsu. Karoshi is also widespread elsewhere in Asia, and death from overwork occurs worldwide; more than 770 wage laborers die of overwork annually even in Sweden, a country with strong labor regulations.
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Source Karoshi (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Karoshi
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2. Karoshi (Wikipedia)
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The first case of karoshi was reported in 1969 with the stroke-related death of a 29-year-old male worker in the shipping department of Japan's largest newspaper company.
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead section
Karoshi (Japanese: 過労死, Hepburn: Karōshi), which can be translated into 'overwork death', is a Japanese term relating to occupation-related sudden death.
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