The japanese term for " no leave , no life " is karoshi - literally , death from overwork ; and the japanese are arguably the world champion overworkers .
“没有假期，就没有生活”的日语说法就是“过劳死”从字面上解释，就是工作过度导致死亡。
After deaths from overwork and starvation , there is the plain mass murder of the 1937-38 terror : the sleepless nights spent waiting for the knock on the door ; the bags kept by the bed in readiness for arrest .
Experts are divided but anecdotal evidence suggests that reading long lists in newspapers can help reduce stress and the risk of " karoshi " - the japanese term for death by overwork .
Kim jong il , north korea 's dictator since 1994 , died on december 17th of a presumed heart attack in one of his palaces , though the official version said he died of overwork on a train .
