As is always the case, aren't they a stark minority though? The average middle aged Japanese family salaryman seems to be firm and stable middle class in retur

As is always the case, aren't they a stark minority though? The average middle aged Japanese family salaryman seems to be firm and stable middle class in return for a lifetime of slogging through long, bureaucratic, workdays where he seldom sees his family (and his family, him). I specifically use the term "him" because this seems to be overwhelmingly a male phenomenon. On the other side of the equation, the wife and kids rarely see the husband/father.