The 37-year-old Crown Princess, who gave birth to a girl Saturday, should be free to raise her child in any manner she sees fit, according to several of her female contemporaries across the country.
A 36-year-old working mother from Chiba Prefecture stated, for example, that the Crown Princess should be at liberty to take her daughter overseas at a young age if she feels it is appropriate to do so.
The woman, who has a 6-year-old daughter and works for a foreign consulting firm, said: "Our generation can choose the way we work and how to raise our children.
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