"Japanese housewives toil for an average of four hours and 24 minutes a day,
far more than those in the U.S., the U.K., Sweden and China."
Source:Japan Housewives Saddled With Most Chores In World
Friday, August 21, 2009
Nikkei
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/e/fr/tnks/Nni20090821D19HH406.htm
Further reading:
Be a part of the Asian Century
Study Abroad Japan in 2010