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In this picture taken on October 12, 2017, people wait for the train at a subway station in Tokyo. The news that a young reporter at Japan's public broadcaster had worked herself to death came as little surprise to those inside the country's media, where a culture of "fighting spirit" has led to excessively long hours. / AFP PHOTO / Behrouz MEHRI / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-SOCIAL-LABOUR-MEDIA,FOCUS BY NATSUKO FUKUE (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

In this picture taken on October 12, 2017, people wait for the train at a subway station in Tokyo.
The news that a young reporter at Japan's public broadcaster had worked herself to death came as little surprise to those inside the country's media, where a culture of "fighting spirit" has led to excessively long hours. / AFP PHOTO / Behrouz MEHRI / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-SOCIAL-LABOUR-MEDIA,FOCUS BY NATSUKO FUKUE        (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)