Home Sweet Home

Salarymen, ho boy! When will they realize that they have to leave the office earlier and help in the household?

"Home is not sweet for the vast majority of Japanese couples, who feel exhausted and believe inconsiderate spouses are to blame, a survey has said (...)

Men say they are exhausted because they are nagged by their wives or asked to clean up, while women point to their husbands' uncooperative attitudes, the poll said(...)

So what's the solution? Forty-seven percent of men say they want their wives to tell them, "Take it easy," while 43 percent of the women want their husbands to offer to cook."

Most Japanese stressed out by spouses (AFP - 2006/6/26)