The Japanese government starts a new initiative called Premium Friday, which encourages employees to leave companies early, around 3pm, on last Fridays of each month.
The government aims to boost consumption and eliminate the notoriously long working hours.
Yuzuha looks at the Twitter timeline around 3.30pm to see how it's working.

Would Premium Friday work in Japan?

A freelance journalist Yuzuha Oka picks up trending business news each day from Japanese publications.  Yuzuha have produced content for BBC, Reuters, ABC, Japan Times and more.
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Would Premium Friday work in Japan?

Japan Business News with Yuzuha Oka