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But in some offices, those gatherings have become less frequent as concerns over power harassment grow.
Essentially workplace bullying, power harassment ranges from isolating an employee to physical abuse by a superior.
It was part of normal corporate culture in Japan but now it's seen as power harassment."
The government wants to introduce rules for employers to prevent power harassment from next year.
"People are generally worried for all kinds of harassment, power harassment, sexual harassment," he says.