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In Japan, Toru Dance is breaking down the clichés surrounding the Japanese "salaryman", known for being disciplined and unadventurous.

At 60 years old, Toru Utsumi, a Japanese management consultant, has become a social media star under the pseudonym Toru Dance by posting funk choreographies. His dry humor, which breaks down clichés about Japanese employees, has charmed hundreds of thousands of Internet users far beyond the archipelago.

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In Japan, Toru Dance is breaking down the clichés surrounding the Japanese "salaryman", known for being disciplined and unadventurous.

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