Overworked to death: Japanese teachers battle for change as several die from exhaustion

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: Should Japanese teachers be willing to die for their job? In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and sometimes lasted until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered karoshi, a Japanese term that means death from overwork. Kudo’s taxing schedule was far from an exception in Japan, where teachers work some of the longest hours in the world. More on this story - Related story: Karoshi crisis: why are Japanese working themselves to death?