Japan has long been struggling to break its decades-old work culture where it is frowned upon to leave before your colleagues or boss.

长时间以来，日本一直努力要打破延续了数十年的职场文化，在这种文化下，先于同事或领导下班是让人不悦的行为。

The problem of long hours has even led to the coining of a new word: karoshi, or dying from overwork.

工作时间过长甚至催生了一个新词：过劳死。

The habit, especially among people who are new at a company, is seen as the cause of many health problems leading to strokes, heart attacks and suicides.

普遍认为，公司员工尤其是新人过度加班的习惯导致了许多健康问题，进而引发中风、心脏病和自杀。

In October, advertising firm Dentsu was fined for violating labour laws after a young worker killed herself. She was later found to have worked 159 hours of overtime in one month.

十月份，广告公司电通集团的一名年轻员工自杀后，该公司因违反劳动法被罚款。后来发现，这名女员工在一个月内加班时间长达159个小时。

Earlier this year, the government introduced Premium Fridays, encouraging companies to let their employees leave at 15:00 on the last Friday of each month.

今年早些时候，日本政府出台了超值星期五政策，鼓励各公司让员工在每个月的最后一个星期五下午3点就下班。

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