Death by overwork: Japan's 100-hour overtime cap sparks anger
Japanese firms can make full-time employees work up to 100 hours overtime a week. PHOTO|GETTY IMAGES
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Tokyo's bid to ease a national health crisis comes after the top executive at advertising giant Dentsu quit late last year in response to the suicide of a young employee who regularly logged more than 100 hours of overtime a month.
The death of Matsuri Takahashi generated nationwide headlines, prompting the government to come up with a solution to punishing work hours blamed for hundreds of deaths due to strokes, heart attacks and suicides every year.
