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Perhaps the darker side that could be missed is that despite their demographic problem, Japan continues to refuse to let in more young foreigners in to help balance the demographics.
Do you have a degree in some engineering and speak Japanese? You can get your visa in about 2 months. Actually, if you are a programmer you may not even need Japanese.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The concern expressed in this sentence is that of a patriarchal society.
The sentiment expressed in _your_ sentence is that of a radical feminist.
The semantics of the quoted sentence clearly indicate that women going back to work is seen as a good thing (by the author; not necessarily my personal view) in the context of a "notoriously patriarchal society". It is clear that the author makes this point separately from the main concern of the article.
I don't even know how to interpret it differently, regardless of whether I agree.