'My boss doesn't know my ambitions,' say Japan's working women

Many aspire to be directors, just as in Hong Kong and China

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Contrary to stereotypes, Japanese female professionals aspire to be corporate directors.

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asian Review chief desk editor

TOKYO -- A survey by professional recruitment company Hays has found that many Japanese female professionals aspire to be corporate directors, but that male bosses do not seem to grasp that reality.

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