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Striking photos of businessmen sleeping on dirty streets illustrate Japan's tireless work culture

Striking photos of businessmen sleeping on dirty streets illustrate Japan's tireless work culture

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Courtesy of Pawel Jaszczuk

It's not as uncommon as you'd think to see men clad in business attire asleep on the streets of Tokyo, thanks to Japan's longtime unrelenting work culture.

  • $4 is notorious for its exhaustive $4, one that has employees $4
  • After a long work day, some workers are $4 at local bars to blow off some steam.
  • But, after too many drinks, they'll sometimes miss the last train home and have no other choice than to get some shut-eye on the streets of the city's center.
  • Warsaw-born photographer $4 captured the phenomenon of the slumbering "$4," as they're known in Japan, and compiled the images in a photo series and book titled $4
  • The resulting photos show just $4.
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