In 2008, "karōshi" again made headlines: a death back in 2006 of a key Toyota engineer who averaged over 80 hours overtime each month was ruled the result of overwork.
==Medijske pozornosti==Francosko-nemški TV kanal Arte so pokazal dokumentarec z naslovom "Alt in Japan", 6. novembra 2006, ki se ukvarjajo s starostjo delavcev na Japonskem.