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While working hours have fallen and reforms are in place, Japan is still wrestling with a deep-rooted culture of overwork.

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Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has tied her political future to the vote.

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