84:209–216 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9701-8 Ó Springer 2008 ‘‘Karoshi (Work to Death)’’ in Japan Atsuko Kanai ABSTRACT. Since the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy in the early 1990’s‚ the Japanese economy has only recovered slightly. This has direct implications for employment. Both the seniority wage system and the lifetime employment system‚ which were popular during the period of economic growth in Japan‚ unavoidably changed to an outcome-wage system. Now there is greater mobility in employment
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Japan has a population of just over 126 million people‚ although each year this number slowly decreases due to the birth rate of 1.39 per couple1. As well as the fact that Japan is an extremely homogenous society with 99% of citizens and residents being Japanese with 1% of their population being non-Japanese. The declining population reflects highly upon society as many Japanese in their twenties feel they are too busy working to raise children‚ as well as the rising cost of living making it hard
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Subject: Harbor Dunes Golf Course Problem Statement: Harbor Dunes Golf Course was recently honored as one of the top public golf courses in South Carolina. Harbor Dunes targets the upper end golf market and in the peak spring golfing season‚ charges fees of $160 per person and golf cart fees of $20 per person. Under their current plans‚ Harbor Dunes is able to sell a maximum of 20 afternoon tee times. Harbor Dunes was able to sell every morning tee time available for every day last spring golf
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Persian Gulf Pearl History Since the past‚ persian Gulf was one of the greatest source for fine and perfect pearls. Persian Gulf oysters (Pinctada margaritifera‚ Pinctada radiata) were collected for their mother-of-pearl‚ which was used as an inlay material in ancient Egypt as early as the sixth dynasty (c 3200 BC). The pearls of the Persian Gulf were natural created and collected by breath-hold divers. The secret to the special luster of Gulf pearls probably derived from the unique mixture of
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parable‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the pearl of the world unleashed the hurricane that was greed in many instances. Greed is to blame for Coyotito’s death because it overcame Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the pearl buyer. The person that greed affected the most was Kino. He wanted all the treasures of the pearl‚ and became a vicious and slightly insane man because of it. In the beginning‚ the pearl gave him happy thoughts‚ such as him and his wife getting married. He also saw through the pearl: his family
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Whitehead’s Sag Harbor details the story of Benji Cooper‚ as he comes of age as a young‚ affluent African-American among a mix of WASP’s‚ Jews and other categorically white schoolmates and neighbors. The novel courageously attempts an honest reflection on the every day ins-and-outs of growing up black in a white environment. The protagonist‚ Benji Cooper‚ explains those complexities as they relate to his own social upbringing. Benji’s experience in school‚ with his family and at Sag Harbor resonate as
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over the world. One of these problems is Sea Mammal Hunting‚ which occurs mainly in Japan. The Japanese are hunting sea mammals‚ resulting in horrific effects on the sea mammal population. The organization Greenpeace has addressed this problem. They are working to end this problem by educating about it‚ through anti-sea mammal hunting campaigns being broadcasted worldwide. Sea mammal hunting is a major issue in Japan. Recently 333 Minke whales were killed; 103 males and 230 females- most of which pregnant
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The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) implemented Safe Harbor for nurses to have a formal procedure to object to an unsafe situation in the workplace. The nurse’s duty is always to the patient! The BON (2013) refers to the duty of a nurse “always advocate for patient safety‚ including any nursing action necessary to comply with the standards of nursing practice and to avoid engaging in unprofessional conduct. This includes administrative decisions directly affecting a nurse’s ability to comply with
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recent of shark attack fatalities was on a twenty nine year old surfer Ben Gerring‚ who was surfing at a popular beach break near mandurah earlyer this year. Five days later a sixty year old women‚ Doreen Collyer was taken while diving of the coast of mindarie‚ north of perth.. Raised concerns about the safety of swimmers is an issue that needs to be addressed. . HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SHARKS? whilst the Australian media continues to sensationalise the threat of shark attacks to human lives
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AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY STRING OF PEARLS: Meeting the Challenge of China’s Rising Power Across the Asian Littoral by CHRISTOPHER J. PEHRSON Lt Col‚ USAF XXX-XX-1752 A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of Graduation Requirements Maxwell Air Force Base‚ Alabama 17 May 2006 [PRIVACY ACT NOTICE: Information on this page is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 and must be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure.] CERTIFICATE I have read
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