Complex sentence: Born in Tokyo in 1940, Idemitsu grew up in a traditional Japanese home; an old fashioned, male-dominant, typical patriarchal family, where women were expected to conform to the roles of housewife and mother.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Tokyo in 1940, Idemitsu grew up in a traditional Japanese home. An old fashioned, male-dominant, typical patriarchal family, where women were expected to conform to the roles of housewife and mother.