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How Japanese black companies oppress workers (2014)
Working in Japan can be great. Unless you're hired into a nightmare company that pushes you to hang yourself.
According to an interview with a former Watami restaurant manager conducted by Takarajima magazine (September 2013 edition), upon hearing the news of Ms. Mori's suicide, the ex-manager wondered if it was really just 141 hours. Perhaps thanks to this and the awareness brought about by the Black Company Awards, the term buraku kigyō ブラック（）企業（きぎょう） made the final 10 of the most popular or influential Japanese buzzwords in 2013! Source: rockandbacon According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of cases delivered to the General Labor Consultation Center in 2012 was 1,067,210.
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