Striking photos of businessmen sleeping on dirty streets illustrate Japan's tireless work culture

• Japan is notorious for its exhaustive work culture, one that has employees spending long hours in the office.
• After a long work day, some workers are known to turn to drinking at local bars to blow off some steam.
• But, after too many drinks, they'll sometimes miss the last train home and have no other choice than to get some shut-eye on the streets of the city's center.
• Warsaw-born photographer Pawel Jaszczuk captured the phenomenon of the slumbering "salarymen," as they're known in Japan, and compiled the images in a photo series and book titled "High Fashion."
• The resulting photos show just how vigorous Japanese corporate culture can be.
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Jaszczuk, who divides his time and work between Warsaw and Japan, told Business Insider that he was living in Tokyo when he began to notice a unique phenomenon.

In the wee hours of the night, he noticed men dressed in business suits fast asleep on the streets of Tokyo.

"The contrast between well-dressed men and the street got my attention," Jaszczuk said.

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