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karoshi
A Japanese term meaning "death by overwork". Referring to the special Japanese phenomenon where business men working long hours for many years, to the detriment of their health, eventually succumbs to heart attacks or other stress/sedentary lifestyle-related ailments. It is likely that this is caused by the work of Dr. w. Edwards Deming, who introduced a system of continuous improvement in the Japanese workforce.
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