High court upholds ruling linking overwork, employee's death

High court upholds ruling linking overwork, employee's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Miho Suzuki speaks to reporters in Nagoya's Naka Ward on March 15 after the Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court ruling on her claim that overwork led to the death of her husband Tatsuo in November 1989. The high court concluded overwork at Sumitomo Densetsu Co. aggravated Tatsuo's asthma and led to his death.

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