Well, in Japanese it's called karoshi, death by overwork. 日本話稱之為過勞死，也就是因工作過度而導致的死亡。
Japanese employees have long viewed working overtime as a sign of commitment to their jobs, 長久以來日本員工視超時工作為對工作投入程度的表現，
but the country's economic downturn is forcing some to quite literally work to death. 但日本經濟的不景氣正迫使一些人名符其實地工作到死為止。
Kyung Lah has one man's story. 景蘭要報導其中一個人的故事。
Takayuki Maezawa was the sort of man dedicated to his family, 前澤高之是那種對家庭犧牲奉獻的男人。
so much so that in trying to keep his job, the Japanese government says the 32-year-old worked himself to death. 正因為如此，日本政府說這名三十二歲的男子為了設法保住飯碗而工作至死。
"I asked myself, can there even be such a thing," says Maezawa's mother, "to feel this much sadness?" 前澤的母親說：「我問我自己，怎麼真的會感受到如此沈痛的悲哀？」
The Labor Standards Bureau says Takayuki Maezawa died of karoshi, which means death by overwork. 勞工標準局說，前澤高之的死因是過勞死，亦即因工作過度而死亡。
He was a manager at Skylark restaurant in Saitama, just outside of Tokyo. 他是東京近郊埼玉市加州風洋食館餐廳的經理。
His mother and sister, who he financially supported, called it a demanding, unrelenting job. 經濟上需要依賴他的母親和妹妹說，那是一份要求高、絲毫無法鬆懈的工作。
Maezawa's mother kept track of his hours, logging 173 hours of overtime in July of last year, 前澤的母親詳細記錄了他的工作時數，登記下他去年七月超時工作的一百七十三小時、
214 in August, and 238 hours of overtime in September, rarely ever taking a day off. 八月二百一十四小時、九月二百三十八小時，而且幾乎不曾請一天假。
According to Maezawa's family records, that averages to working 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. every single day for three months. 根據前澤家裡的紀錄，這相當於每天從上午七點工作到凌晨兩點，時間長達三個月。
Last October, Maezawa collapsed inside the restaurant and died days later in the hospital of a brain hemorrhage. 去年十月，前澤在餐廳裡不支倒地，幾天之後在醫院裡因腦溢血而過世。
"His work killed him," says Maezawa's sister. "I just can't believe it. He died way too early." 「他的工作殺了他。」前澤的妹妹表示：「我真不敢相信，他死得太早了。」
The National Union of General Workers Tokyo Tobu says Maezawa's case represents a group of people who pay the heaviest price in a tight economy. 日本的全國一般勞工總工會的東京東部支會表示，前澤的案例代表了一群為經濟不景氣付出最慘重代價的人。
"Maezawa didn't know when the company might cut his contract," says Mitsuteru Suda. 須田光輝則說：「前澤不知道公司何時會和他解約。」
The union says Tokyo's 20- and 30-year-olds often are part-time short-term employees. 該工會表示，東京二十幾歲和三十幾歲的人通常都是兼職性質的短期雇員。
Japan's lifetime employment [is] no longer in place for new workers. 日本已不再對新進勞工實施終身雇用制。
Karoshi has long been a problem in Japan, where the average worker uses less than half of his or her paid holidays, and unlogged overtime is seen as a commitment to your job. 過勞死在日本是個長久以來的問題，一般勞工只休不到一半的給薪假，不登記的加班時間則被視為對工作投入的表現。
The economy, say labor unions, means that the working poor work under even longer and tougher conditions. 工會表示，經濟的現況意味著窮忙族的工作時間更長、工作環境條件更差了。
Skylark had another employee die of karoshi four years ago and says, since then, 加州風洋食館四年前有另一名員工過勞死，該餐廳表示，
the company implemented prevention programs such as monitoring hours and annual employee health checks. 公司方面從此開始執行預防計畫，例如監控工作時數並提供年度員工體檢。
In a statement, the company expressed condolences to Maezawa's family but disputed the family's 200 hours of overtime a month figures. 該公司在一份聲明中向前澤的家人表示哀悼之意，但質疑前澤家人所提出的一個月內加班兩百小時的數據。
Skylark said based on its records, "It is not our understanding Mr. Maezawa worked such long hours." 加州風洋食館說，根據該公司的紀錄，「依我們的了解看來，前澤先生的工作時數沒有那麼長。」
The Maezawas say they'll fight Skylark in court if necessary. 前澤一家人表示，必要的話他們將和加州風洋食館對簿公堂。
"I don't want anyone else to ever feel this pain. 「我不希望還會有別人去經歷這種痛苦。
I hope by sharing our story, more and more people will bring up their stories and take action." 我希望藉由公佈我們的慘痛教訓，會有愈來愈多人說出自己的事情，並採取行動。」
It is too late for their lost son and brother. 對於他們死去的兒子和哥哥而言，這一切已經太遲了。
Message to the working class: even in these economic times, it is better to lose a job than lose a life. 這則故事要傳達給勞工階級的訊息是：即便在經濟不振的當下，丟了飯碗總比丟了性命好吧。