{
  "id": 4808606,
  "title": "Japan relaxes overtime rules under workaholic Takaichi: ‘unacceptable shift’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-relaxes-overtime-rules-under-workaholic-takaichi-unacceptable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:47:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3365948/japan-relaxes-overtime-rules-under-workaholic-takaichi-unacceptable-shift"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan eased overtime regulation starting on Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country’s ingrained workaholic culture. The move comes after the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi – a self-proclaimed workaholic – adopted a growth strategy in July, calling for revisions to the current oversight of work hours. The change in part…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan to relax overtime rules under ‘workaholic’ PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-to-relax-overtime-rules-under-workaholic-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:56:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-to-relax-overtime-regulation-under-workaholic-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-01T07:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Takaichi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-to-relax-overtime-regulation-under-workaholic-pm-takaichi",
        "published": "2026-09-01T07:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}