The troubling case of the young Japanese reporter who worked herself to death

A young journalist's grueling work schedule — including a single month with 159 hours of overtime and just two days off ­— triggered the heart failure that killed her at age 31, Japanese labor regulators ruled. Authorities officially attributed Miwa Sado's death to “karoshi” — the Japanese word for a death due to overwork — […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/10/05/the-troubling-case-of-the-young-japanese-reporter-who-worked-herself-to-death/