[gaijzilla]

Thanks for posting this article. There have been lots of posts claiming that there is no sexism problem in Japan, that women aren't culturally confined at all, and that really they really can't be relied on when it comes to long term work.

It's seems to me to be less of a choice and more of a lack of choices. Not that men don't have their own cultural crosses to bear. They also have a lack of choices in some respects. A man staying home and taking care of the children is unheard of, even if they want to.