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In Japan, a country with a long-established hard-work culture, where so-called salarymen have notoriously supported the post-war economy with utter dedication to their employers, there is even a word for it: Karōshi.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The noodles are a staple among construction and factory workers, salarymen, and students in search of inexpensive meals.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

In the morning, salarymen with their pressed white shirts and briefcases wait in line behind kids getting something to eat before school.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2021

Take Sugawa and Chiba: They both have sons but they’re salarymen in the city with no interest in a hard life tending fields and fending off animals heavier than themselves.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2018

The only ones still standing were the mundanes, the salarymen who'd been just trying to get to their jobs.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory