Tokyo: In a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan trialled a radical idea: working less. And it found that four-day weeks and other reforms both boosted sales and cut costs.
The Japanese unit of the American IT giant closed its offices every Friday in August, giving all 2,300 full-time workers special leave.
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