• A child and her mother look at a diorama of Tokyo at night made by Lego A/S toy bricks at the Lego Land Discovery Center Tokyo in the capital in June 2012. A confluence of factors that include an aging population, falling birth rates and anachronistic gender dynamics are conspiring to damage women's prospects for a comfortable retirement. | BLOOMBERG
    A child and her mother look at a diorama of Tokyo at night made by Lego A/S toy bricks at the Lego Land Discovery Center Tokyo in the capital in June 2012. A confluence of factors that include an aging population, falling birth rates and anachronistic gender dynamics are conspiring to damage women's prospects for a comfortable retirement. | BLOOMBERG
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At first glance, things seem to be getting better for Japanese women.

In an economy that’s historically lagged other developed nations when it comes to female workforce participation, a record 71 percent are now employed, an 11 point leap over a decade ago.

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