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‘There is freedom’: Why Asian women are leaving their husbands in their 50s and 60s

By Jessie Yeung, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Eiko Toyama had waited 32 years to leave her husband. Throughout their marriage, she said, she did all the housework and childcare in their Japan home, as well as supporting the family financially. Her husband “wanted to control everything,” from her socia...

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