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On February 14, a workers' accident compensation insurance examiner determined that a worker of a major Japanese casual dining and drinking (izakaya) chain company committed suicide due to mental health problems caused by excessively long working hours.
On Feb. 14, the Kanagawa Prefecture Labor Standards Office deemed the death of 26-year-old Mina Mori, who committed suicide on June 12, 2008, to be a case of karōshi, or "death from overwork."
The defendants, including the company and its founder, Upper House lawmaker Miki Watanabe, agreed on Tuesday to pay around ¥130 million in damages, said Kazunari Tamaki, a lawyer for the woman's parents.
Earlier this year, the suicide of 26-year-old Mina Mori was accepted as karoshi after an investigation found she'd been clocking up 140 hours of overtime every month, working at a popular chain restaurant called Watami.
Earlier this year, the suicide of 26-year-old Mina Mori was accepted as karoshi after an investigation found she'd been clocking up 140 hours of overtime every month, working at a popular chain restaurant called Watami.
On February 14, a workers' accident compensation insurance examiner determined that a worker of a major Japanese casual dining and drinking (izakaya) chain company committed suicide due to mental health problems caused by excessively long working hours.
On Feb. 14, the Kanagawa Prefecture Labor Standards Office deemed the death of 26-year-old Mina Mori, who committed suicide on June 12, 2008, to be a case of karōshi, or "death from overwork."
The defendants, including the company and its founder, Upper House lawmaker Miki Watanabe, agreed on Tuesday to pay around ¥130 million in damages, said Kazunari Tamaki, a lawyer for the woman's parents.
Earlier this year, the suicide of 26-year-old Mina Mori was accepted as karoshi after an investigation found she'd been clocking up 140 hours of overtime every month, working at a popular chain restaurant called Watami.
On Feb. 14, the Kanagawa Prefecture Labor Standards Office deemed the death of 26-year-old Mina Mori, who committed suicide on June 12, 2008, to be a case of karōshi, or "death from overwork."
The defendants, including the company and its founder, Upper House lawmaker Miki Watanabe, agreed on Tuesday to pay around ¥130 million in damages, said Kazunari Tamaki, a lawyer for the woman's parents.
