Pre-reading questions:
- What is your dream job?
- What are the most popular companies in your country?
In Japan, working conditions are too strict and sometimes they cause employees to commit suicide. An employee from Dentsu Inc. was reported to have committed suicide due to overworking. Overworking can cause depression according to the health office. Now, authorities are inspecting the company and its branches because of the situation. They are also going to have on-site inspections to almost all companies in Japan.
Vocabulary:
strict – 厳しい[adjective] used to describe a rule or command that must be obeyed
employee – 従業員[noun] a person who works for another person or a company for a salary
depression – 意気消沈[noun] a more serious state of feeling sad
on-site – 発生現場[adjective] at the place where an activity happens
authorities – 当局[noun] people who have the power to give orders
True or False:
- Working conditions are not strict.
- Overworking can cause depression according to the health office.
- Authorities are inspecting the company, and not its branches.
- An employee of Toyota was reported to have committed suicide.
- Authorities are also going to have on-site inspections to almost all companies in Japan.