Talk:Ken Kaneki's mother/@comment-100.8.250.10-20170417000705/@comment-10733658-20170417002220

Unfortunately, it's a very real issue in East Asian countries. In Japan, it's called Karoshi and usually involves office workers. A prominent animator, Kazunori Mizuno, recently died from overwork. (He's most famous for his work on Naruto and Bleach.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi