1.0AUTOMATON WESThttps://automaton-media.com/enHideaki Fujiwarahttps://automaton-media.com/en/author/hideaki-fujiwara/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JDk1vlMi2V"><a href="https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231006-22117/">Developer tells of “atrocious labor practices” experienced in Japanese game industry. How have conditions in Japan changed in the meantime? </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231006-22117/embed/#?secret=JDk1vlMi2V" width="600" height="338" title="“Developer tells of “atrocious labor practices” experienced in Japanese game industry. How have conditions in Japan changed in the meantime? ” — AUTOMATON WEST" data-secret="JDk1vlMi2V" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> http://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231005-267240-header.jpg1280853A US developer who had worked for Japanese game companies for about 12 years told of the harsh conditions they experienced, bringing attention to the low wages and long working hours. We look into whether and how conditions have changed in the past few years.