Style reform progress could backslide

Yukimi Takahashi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo in December, held prior to the 10th anniversary of the death of her daughter, Matsuri Takahashi
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The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has started discussing a possible easing of working-hour regulations, raising concerns among labor officials that work-style reforms introduced in recent years could be rolled back, with employees forced to work longer hours.A decade has passed since the shocking suicide of a young female employee at leading advertising agency Dentsu, a death attributed to overwork that helped spur debate on labor reform in Japan
Her mother is calling for the creation of a society that does not cost workers their lives and is closely watching how the deregulation discussions will unfold.In December last year, shortly before the 10th anniversary of her daughter's death, 63-year-old Yukimi Takahashi held a tearful news conference in Tokyo, calling for stronger efforts to prevent deaths caused by overwork.

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