"Why do Japanese people work so much? The cause of my depression is defnitely overwork" wrote Naoya Nishigaki, 28, a systems engineer, on his blog about depression. " I can't do anything. I don't feel like doing anything. I just feel irritated, exhausted, and disgusted. I try to suppress these feelings with medication, but I feel like my medication has become less and less effective lately. I'm so worried. What should I do? " Naoya overdosed on his medication and committed...
more »"Why do Japanese people work so much? The cause of my depression is defnitely overwork" wrote Naoya Nishigaki, 28, a systems engineer, on his blog about depression. " I can't do anything. I don't feel like doing anything. I just feel irritated, exhausted, and disgusted. I try to suppress these feelings with medication, but I feel like my medication has become less and less effective lately. I'm so worried. What should I do? " Naoya overdosed on his medication and committed suicide in 2006. He is one of the new faces of karoshi - suicide due to overwork.
The word karoshi came into common use around 1990, when Japanese workers began working longer hours in response to competition from overseas and the recession. Despite increased awareness of the dangers of overwork, deregulation and global competition means that the Japanese are working harder than ever.
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