2 Even today, this relative lack of women in Japan’s workforce persists. See for instance a recent Japan Times article on women after marriage, which reports that “74 percent of college-educated women [in Japan] quit their jobs voluntarily—more than double the rate in the United States (31 percent) and Germany (35 percent)” (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/21/commentary/saving-japan-promoting-womens-role-in-the-workforce-would-help/).