Not taking enough vacation is definitely a unique problem unto itself. More so in Japan than in the US from what i’ve read in the past in regards to Japanese work habits/stress. I think that’s a separate problem that needs to be tackled to make sure that white collar workers aren’t literally working themselves to an early grave. How to begin to address that i wouldn’t want to guess as i’m sure there’s a lot of ingrained habits and expectations that i’m unfamiliar with, though Nordic countries seem to have the best system for making sure people get plenty of time off to have a really good quality of life and keep happiness and productivity high. I would hope that some lessons can be gleamed from them.
Not sure what you do for a living but i’d be interested to get your point of view from what you’ve experienced.
