Citation

Hiyama T, Yoshihara M. Occup. Environ. Med. 2008; 65(6): 428-429.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/oem.2007.037473

PMID

18487428

Abstract

It has been said that the Japanese have a "worker bee" attitude toward matters of employment. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) report (2004), 28.1% of Japanese employees worked 50 hours or more per week in 2001. This percentage is much higher than in European countries such as the Netherlands (1.4%), Sweden (1.9%), Finland (4.5%) and Germany (5.3%). Physicians are no exception; in fact, they may work more than other types of workers. Japanese physicians worked 66.4 hours per week on average in 2005, according to a report by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan.

Language: en