Dentsu aims to cut overall working hours by 20% to fix overwork woes

Dentsu aims to cut overall working hours by 20% to fix overwork woes

Toshihiro Yamamoto, president of Japan's leading ad agency Dentsu Inc., bows in apology after announcing the company's basic plan to improve working conditions during a news conference in Tokyo on July 27, 2017. Yamamoto announced the plan following the suicide of a new recruit due to excessive working hours. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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