The article below presents the view, how Japan can be saved both demographically and economically thanks to the women! This is recommended to read by everyone, who is interested in modern Japan. Women are going to save Japan by Matt Phillips on Quartz
Feminism in Modern Japan: Citizenship, Embodiment and Sexuality by Vera Mackie is a great read for everyone, who wants to understand modern Japanese women who rebelled against convention. Highly recommended to Students, academics and general public interested in the contemporary Japanese Society. You may also find interesting the book review by Teresa Goudie.
Recently I have come across a very interesting analysis of modern Japanese women and their dilemmas related to the society, family and gender roles presented in a book published in 2010: The New Paradox for Japanese Women: Greater Choice, Greater Inequality, authored by Toshiaki Tachibanaki (橘木 俊詔). The Japanese edition was published in 2008 as 女女格差 (Jojo kakusa). I highly recommend reading the