Word: seikatsu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Welcome to the latest of Japan's pleasure domes, born of a 1992 decree that the industrious people of the islands must work harder at leisure, in order to make their country not only an economic superpower but also a seikatsu taikoku -- a life-style superpower. The government has vowed to improve working conditions and cut hours in the office 9.5% by 1996. The enforcement of leisure time, however, is likely to leave many Japanese puzzled. In a recent survey of Japanese, more than 40% said they wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they had a month...
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