Maid in Japan
Sydney Morning Herald
October 11, 2005

As its young women say no to motherhood for longer, the country's population has begun to shrink, write Deborah Cameron and Willhemina Wahlin in Tokyo.

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A new picture … Japanese women are
increasingly torn between family and career.
Photo: Reuters

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Von Helvete said…
as previously stated, that's a great piece you got published in the SMH!!! Correspondent extravagant! Thought I give you a heads up and tell you to check out my nazi piece on my blog. I laughed my head of writing it... Karl
6:50 pm
Von Helvete said…
Plus the new pictures on ben are great. He's super cute!

Karl
6:51 pm
willie101 said…
Ah you're a funny guy - I will get on to reading that right now...sorry I have been so slack!!!! W
7:13 pm
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