Definition of "karoshi" []

• : Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress. (noun)

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• "In Japan, the term karoshi can be translated literally as “death from overwork”—most commonly from heart attack and stroke."
• "In the press this was called karoshi, death from overwork, and reports on the trend had become popular."
• "Young and beautiful, Mifumi died there on the screen though he doesn't really die for fifty or more years, they think from something they call karoshi, which means he worked himself to death."