2013 Poll showed 1/3rd of women in Japan want to be housewives
More interestingly, a majority of men did not agree and would prefer their wives to not just stay at home all day, so it was not the women "submitting to men's wishes".
https://japantoday.com/category/national/1-in-3-japanese-women-want-to-be-housewives-poll
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