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Why women's work in Japan is never done

Women battle for recognition in a male-dominated business world, only to have to drop out once their parents or parents-in-law grow old

Published Mon, May 11, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Tokyo

HIROMI NAKASAKI remembers working past midnight on New Year's Eve and during holidays as a business systems consultant in Japan's notoriously long-houred work environment. Last summer, at the height of her career, she quit.

A consultant in the software industry in Tokyo, Ms Nakasaki uprooted her life to look after her ailing mother, roughly 670 kilometres away in the city of Matsuyama.

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Why women's work in Japan is never done

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