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Jun 11, 2023 · 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...
New research from Japan has highlighted how much sexual harassment there is affecting the lives of ordinary people. Seventy percent of women responding to a survey say they have been targeted...
May 29, 2023 · The story of Meiko Sano, now 38; her professor, Michio Hayashi, 63; and his wife, Machiko, 74, highlights the tangled state of sexual power dynamics in Japan, where women rarely bring — much...
Apr 10, 2024 · 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,...
Dec 12, 2023 · Responding to a Japanese court finding three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, Rina Gonoi, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “Rina Gonoi dared to speak out to break the cycle of impunity for gender-based violence in Japan.
Jun 6, 2023 · 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...
Oct 13, 2023 · Over 20% of actors, stunt performers, voice actors and announcers in Japan said between October and December last year that they had experienced sexual harassment, a government white paper showed...
