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Watch the full project at: https://www.mediastorm.com/clients/ja... Japan’s Disposable Workers examines the country’s employment crisis: from suicide caused by overworking, to temporary workers forced by economics to live in internet cafes, and the elderly who wander a town in search of shelter and food. Overworked to Suicide “The cause of my depression is definitely overwork.” wrote Naoya Nishigaki, 28, on his blog. “I can’t do anything. I just feel irritated, exhausted, and disgusted. I try to suppress these feelings with medication, but I feel like my medication has become less and less effective lately. I’m so worried. What should I do?” Naoya committed “karojishi” or suicide caused by overwork. Karojishi has become widespread among Japan’s white collar salarymen. Salarymen devote long work hours and loyalty to companies in exchange for a lifetime of employment and benefits. But with the recession of the 1990s, they increasingly must work arduous hours for fear of losing their jobs. Working essentially two shifts a day for weeks a time leads frequently to feelings of depression, something that is still stigmatized in Japan. Therefore, many hide their suffering from coworkers and even family members. This secrecy often exacerbates the loneliness and creates further isolation from society. Net Cafe Refugees The first time Fumiya slept at an internet cafe, other people’s snoring and footsteps kept him awake most of the night. Ten months have passed and he now sleeps with a blanket over his face to block out the constant glare of the fluorescent lights. Living at the internet cafe is “not so bad,” he says. Internet cafes have existed in Japan for well over a decade, but in the mid 2000s, customers found a new use for these spaces: living quarters. As a result, cafes are now equipped with showers and laundry service, all reasonably priced for overnight users. “Internet cafe refugees,” as they are called by the media, are mostly temporary employees. Their salary is too low to rent their own apartments. The 26 year old estimates that it would take two to five years to save enough money for a rental. His job is too unstable to plan ahead. “We need a place like an internet cafe. Without it, there would be many more people who have jobs but no homes.” Dumping Ground Kamagasaki, Osaka, Japan used to be a thriving day laborer’s town. Today, it is home to approximately 25,000 unemployed and elderly men, many of whom are also homeless. Alcoholism, poverty, suicide, Tuberculosis and, most of all, loneliness prevail here. These men don’t have family ties. They live and die as social outcasts from the mainstream “salaryman” culture. “They are stuck in the middle.They are too old for this work but too young to get government assistance. No work, nowhere to go, and nobody to rely on. Some guys just kill themselves. I understand the feeling.” Says Yasuo Miyake, 65, a former construction worker currently living on government assistance. “Everyday is a matter of life and death.When it gets cold, I see somebody frozen to death almost everyday. They drink cheap sake and lay down and die. The only comfort I have is that I’m not going to starve to death because of charity.“ says Toshio Fukushima,73. Publish Date: May 19, 2014 Credits Director, Photography and Video, Producer: Shiho Fukada Editor and Producer: Eric Maierson Associate Producer: Arkasha Stevenson Motion Graphics: Joe Fuller Executive Producer: Brian Storm Special Thanks This film was made possible with the generous support of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Recognition Emmy Year: 2015 Place: Nominee Category: New Approaches: Current News Coverage World Press Photo Multimedia Year: 2015 Place: 3rd Category: Long Feature Connect with MediaStorm MediaStorm Publication Subscription: https://www.mediastorm.com/channel YouTube:    / mediastormdotorg   Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mediastorm Facebook:   / mediastorm.org   Twitter:   / mediastorm   Instagram:   / mediastorm   LinkedIn:   / mediastorm   Newsletter: https://mediastorm.com/join