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Death
from overwork, commonly
used
in Japan to describe phenomenon of individuals committing suicide or otherwise succumbing to
death
from being overworked.
“Hakiro has
committed
Karoshi, as he was being
overworked
in
Nissan
.”
Karoshi
by
Smooth.Michael
November 22, 2021
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