they sure have. in 1980 even. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/19/world/tokyo-tries-to-find-out-if-salarymen-are-working-themselves-to-death.html https://www.nyt

they sure have. in 1980 even. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/19/world/tokyo-tries-to-find-out-if-salarymen-are-working-themselves-to-death.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/19/world/tokyo-tries-to-find... The problem hasn't changed much.