On November 30th the Nagoya District Court accepted Hiroko Uchino's claim that her husband, Kenichi, a third-generation Toyota employee, was a victim of karoshi when he died in 2002 at the age of 30.
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet accepted 25, 000 pounds ($41, 000) in libel damages yesterday over a British newspaper's claim that she had lied about her exercise regime.