In 2009, then 36-year-old Konami Digital Entertainment employee Yoko Sekiguchi sued her company after being demoted following maternity leave...In Oct. 2008, Sekiguchi took maternity leave, returning the following spring. Upon returning, she was not only demoted due to a "burden" caused by childrearing, but her monthly salary was cut ¥200,00 (US$2,560)...In Japan, one of the reasons why the birthrate is declining is that corporate culture does not typically offering the infrastructure to allow women to have both a family and a career. Rulings like this are a step in the right direction