Who Works Harder - Japanese or Americans?

According to the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine, since 2000 Americans have been working more hours per year than their Japanese counterparts. In fact, Americans workers today log more hours than workers in any other G-7 country.

And vacations? Foreign Policy says that the average Japanese worker takes 5.3 weeks of vacation a year. As for Americans, they take 3.9 weeks a year.

Productivity also is currently higher in the United States. The gross domestic product generated per hour worked is $47.52 in America and $34.80 in Japan. US productivity is not the highest in the world, however. Norway and France have a higher output per worker hour.