>>> Is it common and expected ... In Japan, yes. Unpaid overtime is still normal, though the government is trying to cut back on it via laws, etc. As far as

>>> Is it common and expected ... In Japan, yes. Unpaid overtime is still normal, though the government is trying to cut back on it via laws, etc. As far as the other questions go, idk. But you hear about things like negative population growth, husbands who never talk to their kids, wives who are basically house servants, shut-ins, etc. Though nothing can be called THE reason for any of this, all of this stuff is connected through culture.