Japan: The “Happy Family” Bill · Global Voices
Chris Salzberg

At from the inside, looking in, blogger fukamimi writes about a new bill calling for an increase in the number of white collar workers not eligible for overtime pay. In an attempt to overcome its unpopular image, the bill has been named the “Happy Family” Bill on the assumption that it allows workers to go home early to be with their families, although fukumimi gives four reasons the “latest attempt at media politics may be rather ill-advised”.