Presentation for FA27 Spring 2017 @ Hofstra University

1. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
Social Media Post

2. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
Theme
Illness from working too many
hours.

3. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
Research
Long hours of work can cause health issues.
• Heart disease
• Heart attack
• Depression
• Suicidal thoughts
• “Karoshi”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2011/0
8/23/is-stress-from-overwork-wrecking-your-
heart/#7f63d4806140
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/13
0802165603.htm

4. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
Research
December, 2015 – Matsuri Takahashi takes her
own life while suffering from depression.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/09/e
ditorials/overtime-woes-dentsu/#.WJkMolMrLDc
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-
content/uploads/2016/10/n-dentsu-a-20161008.jpg
Japanese office
workers report 80+
hours of overtime.

5. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
Research
Government action places a limit on overtime
hours.
• USA – 40 hour week
• Japan – 45 hour week
• EU – 48 hour week
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/japans-
government-brings-in-overtime-limit-to-stop-people-
working-themselves-to-death-a3454916.html
https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime_pay.htm

6. Ryoji G. Miyajima Digital Design
https://www.diigo.com/user/ryojimiyajima