Man commits suicide due to overwork, 60 million yen compensation ordered; boss calls him a "sloth" for power harassment (Kyodo News)

The Fukuoka District Court ruled on the 19th that the parents of a male employee (then 30) of the shipping company "Fukunaga Kaiun" in Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, who committed suicide in 2019, had sought approximately 68 million yen in damages from the company, citing excessive work and power harassment as the cause.