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A Japanese court has found three ex-soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague. The landmark verdict comes after Rina Gonoi, 24, caused a public outcry and drew international...
In the #MeToo era, it's high time for Japan to change its archaic and sexist approach to sexual assault. Published in: Al Jazeera. Shiori Ito, a journalist, who says was raped by an colleague...
In Japan's male-dominated society most sexual violence victims are shamed into silence. And those who speak out face a fierce backlash. A recent survey showed that more than 70% of sexual...
For the first time, Julie Fujishima, the niece of the late Johnny Kitagawa, has acknowledged the sexual abuse committed by her uncle and stepped down as president of Japan's most powerful...
Current Japanese law defines rape as sexual intercourse or indecent acts committed "forcibly" and "through assault or intimidation", or by taking advantage of a person's "unconscious state or...
Kaneko is among countless Japanese women who say their experiences of sexual assault and abuse were ignored because they “didn’t fit the criteria” of a victim. About 95% of survivors never report...
High rates of sexual violence persist in Japan, with 1 in 14 women having experienced forced intercourse, according to a 2020 Cabinet survey — a scourge symptomatic of patriarchal attitudes,...
