How accurate is the world’s perception towards Japanese work-life culture?

I'm a foreigner and I hear a lot about work-life balance in Japan's corporate life, is it really horrible to work in Japanese Corporate?. How may hours/day and days/week does an average person work in Japan? I'm from India who used to think it has the worst work-life balance in the world but many countries to my east ( China,Korea,Taiwan, Japan, etc.,) made me humble. Since my expertise is Chip Design I also wish to work in Japan for few years and learn the language but the work-life imbalance really made me worry about my fellow Japanese friends. Even if I don't work Japan, I want you guys to have a good personal life.

Edit: From some comments below, I believe it's a stereotype/being exaggerated by content creators. That's a relief to hear.

by gijigaa

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