Day in the Life of a Japanese Working Mom

This is a day in the

life

of a Japanese

working

mother with two children. She is hifumi, 27 years old, a

working

mother of two in Tokyo and her morning always starts before everyone else in the family. The foreigners are asleep. She silently prepares for the next day. Once her children are awake, she has little time for herself, so she takes advantage of this time. Wow, this closet is full. Is this for the whole family? Boomi and her family live in this two-story house and moved here three years ago before living in Shibuya, one of the busiest cities in Tokyo, but she and her husband found it too crowded to raise their children and found this quiet place just a few stations away.

It is quite common, since Japanese people, on average, move three or four times in their

life

. Damn, that's a strong sticker set. Cool Frozen Rice Preparing the foreigners' morning breakfast, although she works, so does her husband, but with longer work hours, so they must share the housework. she's taking on a little more responsibility, including breakfast. Interestingly, in Japan, recent studies show that today 75.9 percent of mothers work, which 30 years ago was less than 50 percent. So, do you like to cook? Do you at least have a specialty? She was really interested in cooking, but she learned a lot using recipes to make her children happy.

What are you doing now? The children are not at seven. She wakes them up apparently they were up late last night so it's probably going to be a slow morning. for them, that's Nana Hipumi's six-year-old daughter, good morning, and that's her three-year-old son, he looks so sleepy, oh, that's her husband in the morning, so the kids usually go to daycare to 8:30 Monday through Friday, so mornings are a little more chaotic. in addition to his regular work schedule which starts shortly after dropping them off and continues until the afternoon, but since today is the weekend there is a slower pace of things, however, ifumi still has to balance some of his work today and at at the same time take care of the children. oh, it looks like kids are watching Tick Tock in Japan.

It's pretty common for kids these days to watch this or YouTube to pass the time and it's pretty common for working parents to welcome attendees. So how much do they see? Can they see what they want? well i guess he poops in yogurt with lots of toppings he eats super healthy seriously that's crazy you must have had to change your entire wardrobe that's cool oh they're both working while eating so hikumi owns it and runs a churros business and recently opened his second store, so he's been under a little more pressure to manage both his home and work life while looking after the kids at homestays.

She will find her working. Generally it is like this. You arrive on time? Oh, him. He was in a hurry, the day is so nice, so he decided to take the kids to Odaiba after stopping by his store for work. I guess her husband is going to work now, so what do you think is the hardest part of raising kids? decorations, so do you ever yell at your kids? She says that when she is exhausted she gets irritated easily but tries to distract herself to calm down so as not to yell at them for the wrong reasons.

Thank you foreigner. So the children are old enough to play alone so ifumi takes advantage of this time to tidy up the house oh, that's a Kumon bag, okay? Come on, what do you study? Well, what do you bring? Nana, foreigner. Hello, everyone. I'm back with another day in the life. Today I have a fun one for you. We are following a working mother with two children. Let's go to Ifumi's house right now. Let's see how she does. Good morning, did you sleep well? In Japan, the law requires that all children under six years of age be insured. in a car seat, but Nana and Hachi don't really like this law and usually have a hard time getting in, but today it's not that bad, so Ifumi took several years off work after giving birth while struggling mentally to take care of them on your own.

While her husband worked to financially support her family in Japan, it is quite common for women to take over the entire responsibilities of raising children, hence the term Juan ope, which means single-parent operation, was coined. . But she finally decided that being a stay-at-home mom wasn't for her and she eagerly took a production job and eventually started her own business. It looks like Nana wants to buy a drink from the vending machine. What did you get? She usually comes in earlier to clean the store this morning, although she has to make some churros for an early delivery order from one of her customers.

Oh, that's your mom Tomo, also known as mom friend, who you met after opening the store, do I do that often? Take your kids to work. Wow, that looks amazing. Apparently, she started this recipe with one of her Michelin chef friends and now she serves these light and crispy churros at her shop in various flavors. Her dream is to expand even further in Japan and eventually have a store in Hawaii all while creating a better future for her children. How were sales at first? What did you do then? Thank you. Being a working mother in Japan is not easy, but she definitely prefers being a business owner to working in Japan. a job for someone else, like when she worked in production, she can now better manage and dictate her schedule so she can be flexible with her children's activities.

Well I guess it's over now, yeah, oh no, I think they both want it done in Japanese and Taco, it's pretty common for our kids to fight for attention and even though she wants to carry both kids to the car, she's physically out of it. argument, so, although she feels guilty, she is forced to choose a younger one, while the older one has to do so. understanding the situation must be difficult Ness oh no his pants oh another battle in the car I guess all he can do is laugh working well with kids doesn't always go as planned so he makes sure he has some extra time built in. schedule so you can also take care of your kids oh, it looks like you have to take a call from work this is all part of being a working mom finally they head to odaiba, one of our favorite places to take your kids in Tokyo now here you can having a good time together, although she worked this morning and is always on call in case the staff is more tidy, this is essentially her day off with her children from daycare, originally from Fukushima, she has a deep appreciation for nature and wants to share that. with her kids, so she often takes them to places like this, so this is about being able to work and also taking the kids to the beach. ifumi, is there anything you take special care of when raising your children abroad?

My mother, oh no, not like getting angry again because her mother takes too much time to wash her brother, are you okay? She now tries to peacefully take the children to lunch at the nearby mall. Okay, do you eat out often with the kids, especially in major cities like Tokyo? Even if you can bring the kids, it's typical for parents to research restaurants in advance when dining with kids. Surprisingly, there are many high-end restaurants that are kid-friendly, while there are also local restaurants that are not kid-friendly, nothing obvious. just by looking at the restaurant entrance you are so busy waiting that you are not eating in Japan this is very typical of moms it is part of Japanese table manners to finish all the food that is served on the plate and the children are taught to Going out any meal would be rude to farmers and chefs, the culture is changing a bit due to fast food and new food trends, but cleaning your plate is still deeply rooted in Japanese culture.

Foreigner, a traditional Japanese style snack from a penny candy store sold in the gashia. They are cheap starting at 10 yen, about 8 cents. In the past, children would visit this neighborhood store after earning some coins doing house tours. These stores have virtually disappeared locally until recently, when they were nostalgically recreated as amusement stores in a large shopping center. areas on the way back makes a quick stop at a supermarket for tonight's dinner abroad, they are finally back home, but Ifumi's day doesn't end here and she still needs to prepare dinner, take care of some chores and work again if she gets a chance to keep the rice in the refrigerator apparently in Japan it is recommended to store the rice in the vegetable compartment to keep its flavor double while the children play alone, she takes advantage of this time to fold the day's laundry.

Do you have to wash clothes every day? Bath time and Japanese families are usually after dinner, but today, since they were playing on the beach, she decided to take a bath together beforehand. How was the bathroom? Dinner isn't ready yet, but the kids are hungry, so he cuts off the bath. watermelon for your family Preparing dinner is tireless work, so how much do you spend on food? Oh, that's higher, since the average spending on family food in Japan for a family of four is about 87,000 yen, about $660 a month, well, it seems. as if they are satisfied for the moment now he feels that I can finally focus our attention on cooking what are you doing foreigner now that the menu is determined to quickly prepare the food since she knows that the children will be hungry again soon and that is?

She serves her curry dinner to the children first to avoid hunger pangs. Apparently her kids are very picky eaters and it doesn't help that she and her husband try to eat as healthy as possible, which means you usually have to make at least two. meals for dinner some nights she's so busy she can't eat at the table and ends up eating alone in the kitchen it's your day and I guess on a non-working work day like this there's nothing like having a cold beer with dinner to wash it down all in psycho hello, oh your husband is back, but apparently he's just here to grab a quick meal before he has to return to the office.

How is work going so far? Well amazing around 10pm. m. Hifumi finally puts the children to bed in Japan. It is very common not only for parents to sleep with their children in the same bed, but also to prepare to sleep with them until they fall asleep. It usually takes a long time, but let's see how it goes tonight. They are asleep? Now he finally has time. She herself usually uses this time to work, and studying tonight is no exception, as she's under pressure to finish her new menu design that she was working on earlier in the day, so it looks like he'll be working a little harder. , she probably goes to sleep at Midnight or maybe one, but that's practically a day in the life of a working Japanese mother.

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