This article about the Japanese workplace culture through the lens of an anglo-saxon person working there somehow echoes my experience as a Frenchman living and

This article about the Japanese workplace culture through the lens of an anglo-saxon person working there somehow echoes my experience as a Frenchman living and working in North America. Long hours, not necessarily done efficiently, a culture of pride in the long hours you're putting in and a total disregard for the fact that the human brain needs rest to go full speed without burning out. Balancing personal life, rest, family and physical activity just becomes unfeasible past 40 hours a week, ain't it?