Japanese Women Shy From Dual Mommy Role
“I have never met a Japanese man who did not want me to be his mommy.” . . .
“I want a mature, equal-partner kind of marriage,” she said. “Anyway, there are complete lives without a baby.”
Therein lies a dismal prognosis for Japan and for many of the other prosperous nations of East Asia. In numbers that alarm their governments, Asian women are delaying marriage and postponing childbirth.