When I read things like this, I think back on my experience in games and entertainment. I believe that the more generally prestigious the industry is, the more likely it is to see worker exploitation. Part of your pay is wrapped up in getting to brag that you work in industry X on product Y. Almost by definition, that means young, passionate labor. Industry leaders quickly learn how to exploit the young and passionat…
minimum acceptable labor practices enshrined in law have a long term effect of reducing tragic outcomes for individuals, and the costs associated with that.. combine that with whatever ethical or moral system you may consider, and that starts to say why "anything goes" is an undesirable situation over decades.
that said, there are no other countries like Japan, so what works there has limited applications elsewhere, even for casual conversation.