Japan’s economy is looking healthy again – but the country’s corporate warriors are not. Justin McCurry in Tokyo reports on why the salarymen are working themselves sickHis is the ordinary face behind an extraordinary economic success story. But with his ill-fitting polyester suit, battered briefcase and air of fatigued despondency on the morning commute, the Japanese salaryman, once hailed as the driving force behind Japan’s postwar growth, cuts a rather despondent figure these days.Japan’s corporate warriors are victims of their own success. After more than a decade in the doldrums, Japan’s economy is in the midst of its most sustained economic recovery since the bubble burst in the early 1990s. Confidence is up, but so are the demands on the salaryman’s time and energy. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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