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Description acceptable. The METI tried to address this issue by promoting a largely ineffectual campaign called Premium Friday. In early 2023, many people in the so-called “MZ generation” protested plans by Yoon Suk Yeol to roll back a 2018 law, which would likely worsen this issue. (-5[1])This issue was targeted by the hataraki-kata kaikaku campaign under the Shinzo Abe administration. A pithy rhyming saying connects this issue with being sick in the ICU, as described by a GitHub (15[1])repo dedicated to this issue that was created in March 2019 and got over 200,000 stars in two weeks. The Korean term “gwarosa” and the Japanese equivalent “karoshi” both refer (15[1])to (15[1])(*) deaths caused by this issue. (10[1]-5[1])In China, this issue is exacerbated by the 9-9-6 system used by companies like ByteDance and Alibaba. For 10 points, name this issue common in East Asian cultures which leads to higher levels of stress and burnout. ■END■ (10[1])

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