Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Go Home and Multiply


In light of the video I posted yesterday on Nancy Pelosi's comments about limiting families, I found this link from my friend Mark who works as a missionary in Japan. They have quite a different take on the matter.
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) - Even before one reaches the front door of Canon's headquarters in Tokyo, one can sense the virtual stampede of employees pouring out of the building exactly at 5:30 p.m.

In a country where 12-hour workdays are common, the electronics giant has taken to letting its employees leave early twice a week for a rather unusual reason: to encourage them to have more babies.

Japan is in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country's low birthrate.
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