Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to ******, is trying to address a worrisome labour shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks.

The ********* government first expressed support for a shorter working week in 2021, after lawmakers endorsed the idea. The concept has been slow to catch on, however; about 8 per cent of companies in Japan allow employees to take three or more days off per week, while 7 per cent give their workers the legally mandated one day off, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and ********.

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