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Economy

Karoshi: Economic prosperity at a personal cost

Long hours, drive for success take deadly toll on workers across Asia

KENTARO IWAMOTO and YU NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writers
December 15, 2016 10:30 JST

TOKYO/GUANGZHOU -- "Goodbye, my beloved and precious mom. Life, work and everything is painful."

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