From 1988 to 1993, the legal work week fell 10%, from 44 hours to 40. This, as much as anything, helped to bring Japan’s long-running post-WWII economic “miracle” to its knees.
政府在这方面做出了表率，它率先决定公共管理机构在每周六关门。日本的银行紧随其后。1988到1993年间，法定的每周工作时数缩短了10%，从44小时缩短至40小时。在这一改变和其他多种因素的综合作用下，终于致使日本长期持续的二战后经济“奇迹”后劲不足。