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Let’s begin with a truth many people in Japan already know, and many people outside Japan often find hard to believe: No one in Japan actually works eight hours a day.Or rather, they do—but then they work a few more hours. And then a few...

Ah, Japan—the land of sushi, sumo, sakura… and soul-crushing senpai-kōhai dynamics that make your office feel like a boot camp run by a tea-loving general with a thing for Excel spreadsheets and power harassment. If you’re a foreigner st...