Japan's secret economic weapon: women
- Published: 23 Nov 2012 at 10.47
- Online news: World
In next month's general election, politicians -- nearly all of them men -- will make promises on what they will do to fix Japan's economic morass. Very few of them will even mention women.
File photo shows women passengers queuing up for a "Women Only" train carriage in Tokyo's Shinjuku Station. In next month's general election, politicians -- nearly all of them men -- will make promises on what they will do to fix Japan's economic morass. Very few of them will even mention women.
The country's problems are well known: more older people are living longer as the workforce that supports them gets smaller. The result is rising welfare costs and a shrinking tax base.
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