More than 30 percent of women in Japan are worried about how they will be viewed by their bosses as well as by colleagues at work when taking maternity leave, a survey showed Thursday.The finding by the foundation supporting families and children comes at a time when Japan is tackling a declining birthrate and shrinking population. The annual number of newborns fell below the 1 million mark for the first time last year."It is necessary to create an environment where people can choose various ways of working," said Kai Akiyama, executive director of the foundation, 1 More Baby Oendan (Suppor…READ FULL ARTICLE
