Obligation to work
Question 2
The labor force participation rate of Japanese women peaks around the age of 25-29 when they graduate from school and find a job, and then bottoms out at the age of 30-34 to concentrate on childbirth and childcare.
Then, it depicts the peak again at the age of 45-49, when child-rearing has settled down.
The curve is getting shallower year by year, but there are still issues to be solved compared to other countries.