sayaka osakabe wanted a child and a career, something unusual in japanese society.he doesn't want to have to choose one over the other, unlike 2/3 of japanese women who give up their career aspirations with their first child. after a miscarriage, sayaka became pregnant again. but there were complications with the pregnancy and the teacher wanted to take her doctor's advice and stay home for a week. >> then my supervisor came here and sat right next to me. he said that i should resign. >> he accused her of being greedy because she didn't want to resign. instead of support, she was criticised for four hours. the next day, she dragged herself to work from 9:00 a.m. till midnight. two weeks later, she had another miscarriage. the 38-year old is angry, angry at her boss but above all at herself, because she allowed herself to be a prisoner of japanese cultural norms. >> it's really disgraceful to become a burden on society here. you can't forego your work because of your private life. that's not the japanese way -- it goes against japanese work culture. >> fujiko masumot