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Iirc the author of World Trigger actually had to have his editor convince him to go to the hospital because of neck injuries.There's several reasons. The job first and foremost is killer. Combined with Japan's workplace culture, these artists can work themselves to death. For example, One Piece's artist is forced by his publisher to take a week off on a regular basis otherwise he'll work himself into the hospital. Unfortunately, not all artists are seen as valuable and don't have the same kind of policy in place for them.
There's also the high number of chain smokers in Japan. Combined with the reality that sitting at a desk for hundreds of hours at a time doesn't lead to the healthiest lifestyle can lead to predictable results.
And lastly there's Japan's terrible mental health care. They have many advances in the medical field but the stigma of mental health and publicly asking for help to your problems really sets back Japan in dealing with mental illness.
Afterwards, the manga went on hiatus for about a year or two while he was recovering before they cautiously set him up a much more relaxed schedule in a seperate magazine, its one of the reasons why its tournament arc lasted so long.