Economy

Japan's moms stay in work in record numbers

M-shaped curve flattens as female labor participation rate tops US and France

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Increasing numbers of Japanese mothers are continuing to work after having children.

TATSUYA GOTO, Nikkei staff writer
February 27, 2018 13:00 JST

TOKYO -- More Japanese women are staying in work after childbirth as government policy to keep young mothers in the workforce begins to pay off.

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