### Comment:
Japan has a real problem with overworking their employees.  This is well known.  So the problem probably isn't lazy workers so much as insane Japanese work/life expectations.

### REPLY:
That too, but the difference is significant, not a measly percent or two. I've worked in and seen enough production/fabrication shops/plants to know that the average American worker isn't some brimming example of efficiency and hard work.

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