<human>:  What is the author’s thesis in the book, ‘The End of Work in Japan’?
<bot>: The author’s thesis is that Japanese workers are overworked and underpaid. He believes that there is a crisis in the Japanese economy because there is a lack of demand for the goods and services that Japanese companies produce. The author believes that the solution to this problem is to raise the minimum wage, so that workers are paid more for their labor.