TOKYO — Even in socially conservative Japan, it’s not a good idea to dis a working mom — especially in the age of social media. That’s what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe learned the hard way after an online complaint about the continuing shortage of day care in Japan went viral, and forced the administration to rush forward plans for a massive overhaul. Abe announced Friday that he would create 500,000 new day care slots nationwide by the end of next year. The plan is designed to end notoriously long waiting lists that have prevented women from returning to the workforce or resume promising careers after childbirth. An anonymous blogger triggered the controversy with an angry rant last month about ...
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