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- Japan is notorious for its exhaustive work culture, one that has employees spending long hours in the office.
- After a long work day, some workers are known to turn to drinking at local bars to blow off some steam.
- But, after too many drinks, they’ll sometimes miss the last train home and have no other choice than to get some shut-eye on the streets of the city’s center.
- Warsaw-born photographer Pawel Jaszczuk captured the phenomenon of the slumbering "salarymen," as they’re known in Japan, and compiled the images in a photo series and book titled "High Fashion."
- The resulting photos show just how vigorous Japanese corporate culture can be.
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Jaszczuk, who divides his time and work between Warsaw and Japan, told Business Insider that he was living in Tokyo when he began to notice a unique phenomenon.
Courtesy of Pawel Jaszczuk
In the wee hours of the night, he noticed men dressed in business suits fast asleep on the streets of Tokyo.
Courtesy of Pawel Jaszczuk
"The contrast between well-dressed men and the street got my attention," Jaszczuk said.
Courtesy of Pawel Jaszczuk
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