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Japan's government has supported an initiative to relieve the pressure on Japanese workers and simultaneously boost consumer spending. The new measure is called "Premium Friday." A spokesperson from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the campaign would encourage workers to leave work earlier on the last Friday of each month to relax or go shopping. Around 130 companies across Japan have signed up to participate in the initiative, including many major employers. Skeptics are unsure whether the scheme will succeed or not because of the legendary workaholic nature of Japanese workers. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters: "It will take time for Premium Friday to take root." The idea for Premium Friday was partly prompted by the suicide of an employee who was continually required to work excessive overtime at the ad agency Dentsu. A court ruled the suicide was "death by overwork" and stressed the need to address what is a common problem in Japan - overworking. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is leading by example. He promoted the campaign by leaving the office early for a meditation session at a Tokyo temple at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Suga said it was essential for both the government and the private sector to create an atmosphere where workers feel comfortable in leaving early. However, many workers said they would just have to work on Saturdays instead so as to finish their work.
Japan's government has supported an initiative to relieve the pressure on Japanese workers and simultaneously boost consumer spending. The new measure is called "Premium Friday." A spokesperson from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the campaign would encourage workers to leave work earlier on the last Friday of each month to relax or go shopping. Around 130 companies across Japan have signed up to participate in the initiative, including many major employers. Skeptics are unsure whether the scheme will succeed or not because of the legendary workaholic nature of Japanese workers. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters: "It will take time for Premium Friday to take root." The idea for Premium Friday was partly prompted by the suicide of an employee who was continually required to work excessive overtime at the ad agency Dentsu. A court ruled the suicide was "death by overwork" and stressed the need to address what is a common problem in Japan - overworking. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is leading by example. He promoted the campaign by leaving the office early for a meditation session at a Tokyo temple at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Suga said it was essential for both the government and the private sector to create an atmosphere where workers feel comfortable in leaving early. However, many workers said they would just have to work on Saturdays instead so as to finish their work.
What is the passage mainly about?
- A How to promote the workaholic nature of Japanese workers.
- B Japan’s new measure that aims to boost consumer spending.
- C The responsibility that Japan’s government should take for “death by overwork.”
- D Japan’s attempt to ease the pressure on workers.
思路引導 VIP
讓我們重新審視這份計畫。請先從文章中找出「Premium Friday」被推行後，員工在時間分配上最大的改變是什麼？接著思考，文章提到的那起悲劇事件，反映了日本社會普遍面臨的哪種困境？如果將這兩個觀察結合起來，你認為政府推行這個制度最想改善的現象是什麼？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地抓住了這篇文章的核心！能從多個細節中抽絲剝繭並選出選項 (D)，代表你具備了優秀的概括能力，能將片段的資訊整合為一個完整的中心思想，這在長文閱讀中是非常關鍵的特質。
政策宗旨與社會脈絡
這篇文章雖然在開頭提到了「促進消費」，但這僅是政策帶來的附加價值。文章的中後半段花了大量篇幅探討日本嚴重的「過勞」文化，並引用了電通公司的悲劇作為背景，說明政府與私人企業為何需要共同創造一個讓員工感到放鬆的氛圍。選項 (D) 準確地概括了「Premium Friday」作為一種緩解勞工壓力的嘗試，比起僅提到消費或特定事件的選項，它更能代表整篇文章的論述核心。
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