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*The number of surveyed respondents was 8,431, of which 82. percent stated that they felt strong anxiety, worries, or stress related to work or professional life and were the sample size of this question.
According to a survey conducted in October 2023, around **** percent of employees in Japan who felt strongly stressed at work, felt very stressed because they *, or because *. At the same time, about **** percent were under stress due to the **.
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