[GoNative]

During my years in Japan I did mostly work around a 40 hour week. I did work for foreign owned companies though. I also managed to get the Australian standard of 20 days annual paid leave instead of just 10. I didn't get to take Japanese public holidays though but if I did work them I got a day off in lieu and most overtime I did do (which wasn't all that much) I would log as time in lieu to be used later. But I was never paid vast amounts. As I worked at a ski resort it was all about lifestyle rather than making money.