Japanese Monk “Exorcizes” Regrets of Those Unable to Take Paid-Time-Off www.spoon-tamago.com

At a dimly lit ceremony hall in Osaka this week, a Buddhist monk sat at the front of a large room chanting, surrounded by 300 lanterns.
They were the regrets and remorse of individuals who had been unable to take their paid-time-off.
According to new legislation that was passed this year in May, Japanese firms are required to give paid-time-off and workers must take at least 5 days.
But the sad reality is that much of this time goes unused as Japan struggles to bring themselves up-to-date with more contemporary ideas of work-life balance.
They reached out to the public for submissions, which ranged from the humorous to the heartbreaking, and printed them on lanterns.