"..online travel company Expedia found Japanese workers not only got the least vacation of about 16.5 days a year but they tended to use only about half of them."
Source: Japanese least likely to use leave, French the most
June 25, 2010
The Age online
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/japanese-least-likely-to-use-leave-french-the-most-20100625-z59u.html
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