{"id":474644,"date":"2022-07-15T21:28:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japan-to-install-nap-boxes-so-workers-can-sleep-standing-up\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T21:28:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:28:35","slug":"japan-to-install-nap-boxes-so-workers-can-sleep-standing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japan-to-install-nap-boxes-so-workers-can-sleep-standing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japan to install &#8216;nap boxes&#8217; so workers can sleep standing up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e2592ee67\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e2592ee67\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japan-to-install-nap-boxes-so-workers-can-sleep-standing-up\/#%E2%80%9CJapan_to_install_%E2%80%98nap_boxes_so_workers_can_sleep_standing_up%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Japan to install &#8216;nap boxes&#8217; so workers can sleep standing up&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJapan_to_install_%E2%80%98nap_boxes_so_workers_can_sleep_standing_up%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Japan to install &#8216;nap boxes&#8217; so workers can sleep standing up&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Sleepy at work? Just stand inside this windowless box and take a power nap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the pitch from two Japanese companies that have unveiled a \u201cnap box\u201d designed to encourage a healthier office culture for white-collar workers in Japan who are known for logging excruciatingly long hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Japan, there are a lot of people who will lock themselves up in the bathroom for a while [to nap], which I don\u2019t think is healthy,\u201d Saeko Kawashima, communications director of furniture maker Itoki, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-07-15\/a-solution-to-japan-s-overwork-sleep-in-an-upright-nap-box\">told Bloomberg News<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s better to sleep in a comfortable location.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-vertical-nap-box-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Japanese nap box\" class=\"wp-image-23070894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-vertical-nap-box-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-vertical-nap-box-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-vertical-nap-box-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The designers of the nap box say it\u2019s the perfect place to take a power nap. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Itoki Corp.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The device, which resembles a sleek water heater, will support occupants\u2019 heads, knees and rears so that they will not fall over, according to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to install the boxes in offices so that workers can take short power naps throughout the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The designers hope the boxes will help address Japan\u2019s strict office culture, which sees nearly one quarter of companies require employees to work more than 80 hours of overtime each month \u2014 often without extra pay \u2014 according to one 2016 government study <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/06\/01\/japan-has-some-of-the-longest-working-hours-in-the-world-its-trying-to-change.html\">reported by CNBC.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sleepiness on the job is so rampant that Bloomberg reports Japan has a special word\u00a0\u2014 \u201cinemuri\u201d \u2014 for\u00a0people who take naps to make it through long workdays\u00a0or commutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-office-workers-nap-boxes-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Japanese office workers\" class=\"wp-image-23070981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-office-workers-nap-boxes-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-office-workers-nap-boxes-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/japan-office-workers-nap-boxes-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Japanese office workers frequently work excruciatingly long hours. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of Japanese people tend to work continuously with no breaks,\u201d Kawashima said. \u201cWe are hoping that companies can use this as a more flexible <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to resting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The box is being designed by Itoki in collaboration with plywood firm Koyoju Gohan, Bloomberg reported. 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