Tokyo: A record 80 percent of mothers in Japan had a job in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday. The proportion of working mothers increased by 3.1 percentage points from the previous year, reaching 80.9 percent, marking the first time the figure has surpassed 80 percent since the survey began in 1986. According to Philippines News Agency, the survey also revealed that 58.9 percent of households reported struggling to make ends meet, a figure that has remained almost unchanged from the previous year's 59.6 percent. Additionally, the share of households with children decreased by 1.5 points to a historic low of 16.6 percent, translating to approximately 9.07 million households nationwide. The survey further highlighted that among households with children, the proportion of mothers working as regular employees increased by 1.7 points, reaching a record high of 34.1 percent.