There have been recent revelations of death from overwork in Japan. Japanese companies have therefore started to regulate business ethics, yet ethical issues are still prominent. It is said that businessmen in Japan work up to sixteen hours a day, while having to meet their bosses demands. Although their diligence and patience are not much appreciated, businessmen continue to work with a slight aspiration to be promoted, for a better living. It is stated that “Nearly two-thirds of respondents to the survey take fewer　than 10 days of vacation a year” (Los Angeles Times).

Owing to the old customs in the Japanese business world, businessmen are naturally inclined to introduce themselves by their name followed by their rank in which ever company they work in. The nature of the business world in Japan is perhaps creating this pressure of having to be elite.  However is it the society which created such working environment that should hold the blame of workers dying from overtime? Is it a question of companies having to reconsider their policies? Or is it an ethical decision made by the individual to exceed their limits to work more.