Woman dies after clocking 159 hours of overtime. One of the reasons I left Japan a long time ago…. http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/05/news/japan-work-overwork-woman-dies-karoshi/index.html Advertisements
The historical fiction and crime/mystery novel, “The Bride’s Kimono” was written by Sujata Massey in 2001. I wanted to blog some of my thoughts that were provoked by the contents of this book. The author, Sujata Massey lived in Japan for years in her youth, and has deep appreciation and insights for the … More “The Bride’s Kimono” and Traditional Clothing Culture in Japan
This blog was first published in English. See Please ” Women In Workplace ” for The English version of this blog. 1980年代の初めのコンピューター業界は高度成長期で景気が爆発的に良かったものでした。私はその頃に大学を卒業して、プロフェッショナルなコンピューター技術の仕事を始めました。私の仕事は日本では男性と同じ仕事の内容だったため, ものすごく珍しい事でした。
This blog is translated into Japanese. To see the Japanese version, please visit “女性の仕事場”. In the early 1980s when the computer world was booming at alarming rate, I graduated from a college in Tokyo, and I went on to get a professional job in Japan, which was unheard of during that time period. I was … More Women in Workplace – My Memoir
