These chaps are DEFINITELY missing their stop! Photos of Japanese 'salarymen' in various drunken poses on the train after having one too many at the work party
- Sight of passed-out workers has become commonplace in Japan
- Custom in country means they can't turn down drinks with bosses
- The tradition leads many businessmen to drink to excess and pass out
- A collection of pictures of the so-called 'salarymen' has now been put online
For most people, a quiet drink after work is a quick treat before they head home for their dinner - but for these Japanese businessmen the end-of-the-day pint has turned into a living nightmare.
They are the so-called 'salarymen' who Japanese customs dictate must never turn down the offer of a drink from their boss.
For some, their inability to say no to their superiors leads them into heavy intoxication and public drunkenness.
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Japanese businessmen are regularly seen passed out on public transport following 'nomikai' drinking parties
This undressed man is one of a number now photographed on a popular website in the country
A collection of photos of the 'salarymen' passed out on public transport in Japan has now been brought together on website Izismile.
The pictures, which have had over 100,000 views since they were posted, show men on their way home from 'nomikai' social functions, which are designed to bring colleagues closer together.
The drinking parties are an important part of corporate culture in the Far Eastern country and workers are often paid a specific allowance to make sure they have no excuses for not attending.
Management consultant Shinsuke Suzuki recently told Japan Today: 'To a large extent, if you’re not an employee with a specialised technical skill, then there’s nothing to really distinguish you from the other workers.
Far from discouraging their husbands from drinking, wives are said to demand men go out to get promotion
Many commuters are no longer shocked by the sight of suited men sitting unconscious on station platforms
'So if you want to stand out and get promoted, attending drinking parties and building up an in-house network is much more effective than simply working your heart out at work.'
The view chimes with many in the country, with one website user writing below the pictures: 'In Japan, it's a culture.
'If you are married and you go home early, you wife will worry. Your wife will scold you; "Why you did not entertain your boss?"
'If you come home later, or even wasted, your wife will know that you have done whatever it takes on your job.'
A collection of photos of the men on a Japanese website has now become a hit, getting 100,000 views
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