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Working Extra Doesn't Always Equal Extra Pay

Work is taken very seriously in Japan, and as such, the country has among the highest levels of productivity in the world. However, this also means that employees are sometimes made to work extra hours without extra pay. The country has tried to stamp down on this and other work-related issues in recent years, but it still seems to be a problem, and it isn't likely to go away anytime soon.

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Officially, workers are entitled to overtime pay in Japan, and their overtime hours cannot exceed a certain threshold, but again, there are many companies that do not follow these rules.