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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The Japan Juku Association has established its own certification system to be issued to cram schools that are taking sufficient measures to prevent sexual violence against children.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2026
Anti-sexual assault certification set for 91AV原创 cram schools
The move comes ahead of the Dec. 25 launch of a Japanese version of Britain’s Disclosure and Barring Service.
A Japanese prosecutor, who uses the pseudonym Hikari, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 31.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2026
Ex-prosecutor who accused boss of rape urges reform
91AV原创 Public Prosecutor’s Office has recently been rocked by a series of scandals involving misconduct by elite prosecutors.
#MeToo protesters march in support of survivors of sexual assault in Hollywood, California, in November 2017, the year the movement kicked off globally.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2026
MeToo part deux is coming to U.S. politics
Activists are driving a renewed MeToo?style reckoning in U.S. politics, pushing parties and lawmakers toward stronger accountability for sexual misconduct.
Former Justice Minister Masako Mori speaks at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 3, 2026
Former justice minister calls for independent probe into Japan public prosecutors
A succession of recent scandals has shown the service can no longer be trusted to investigate itself, lawmaker Masako Mori said.
All Nippon Airways captain Ryota Mise was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for sexually assaulting a flight attendant by grabbing her buttocks, the Tokyo District Court ruled Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
ANA captain jailed for sexually assaulting flight attendant
Judge Takao Okawa said the defendant committed a “despicable” sexual assault that abused his position as captain.
Australia's online watchdog says young men and boys are being targeted for sexual extortion on social media platforms, with Instagram and WhatsApp most often named in complaints.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion, regulator says
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner received more than 2,200 complaints in the six months to December about sexual extortion, a third of them from men age 18 to 24 years old.
A labor ministry official was convicted Tuesday for stalking a female subordinate and illegally entering her home.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2026
Labor ministry official convicted over stalking and trespassing
Tokyo District Court handed down its ruling on Atsushi Takabayashi, 39, who had been on leave since his indictment.
A 39-year-old male employee at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been indicted on charges of stalking a subordinate in her 20s, sources have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2026
Health ministry worker indicted for stalking subordinate
According to the prosecution, the health ministry worker repeatedly messaged his subordinate, secretly photographed her and entered her home without permission.
Self-Defense Forces personnel stand guard at the entrance of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2026
Harassed GSDF member’s PTSD recognized as on-duty illness
Since joining in 2006, the male member said he had been forced by several senior colleagues to wear women’s clothing and to expose his lower body.
A former prosecutor using the pseudonym Hikari, who accused her boss of rape, demands an independent panel to be launched during a protest in Tokyo on May 29.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2026
Prosecutors across Japan to be surveyed for harassment
The supreme office issued related instructions to local prosecutor offices across the country last month and plans to compile a report by the end of fiscal 2026.
According to the survey results, around 60% of respondents said they felt “dissatisfied” or “uncomfortable” during questioning by police and prosecutors.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2026
Survey shows 93% of sex-crime survivors want more done to stop victim-blaming
Results of the survey show close to two-thirds of respondents said they felt “dissatisfied” or “uncomfortable” during questioning by police and prosecutors.
About half of the sexual abuse cases occurred during one-on-one interactions between patients and staff.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2026
Some 15% of hospitals in Japan report sexual abuse
The survey by the Children and Families Agency, the first of its kind, was conducted online between December 2025 and January 2026.
A Japanese prosecutor, who uses the pseudonym Hikari, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 31. Hikari alleges she was raped by her former boss, the former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2026
Prosecutor who accused boss of rape to resign after request for probe rejected
Very few women in Japan speak out about sexual assault, but the prosecutor came forward in 2024 to accuse Osaka’s then-top prosecutor of raping her six years earlier.
A Pronto employee cleans a house in New Delhi
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 15, 2026
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks
The craze among consumers and workers is tempered by concerns about women’s safety in a country with ?high rates of sexual harassment.
Nonprofit Masimanyane Women’s Rights International holds a workshop in East London, South Africa.
WORLD / Society
Mar 14, 2026
African countries consider ‘vice taxes’ to help fill USAID cuts
As the momentum for funding health initiatives slows down, African governments are exploring ways to minimize reliance on foreign donors.
Mio Washizu, deputy governor of Fukui Prefecture, says she is able to balance work, housework and childcare by not seeking to manage everything on her own.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2026
Fukui deputy governor leading women’s empowerment in scandal-mired prefecture
Mio Washizu moved to Fukui with her children despite concern over the burden of housework and childcare falling solely on her.
As workplace relationships have become increasingly diverse, companies are under greater pressure to maintain appropriate relationships among employees, and also with customers and job-hunting students.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2026
40 years on, Japan steps up fight against workplace harassment
This year marks four decades since the equal employment opportunity law came into force, and 20 years since employers were required to take measures to prevent sexual harassment.
A prosecutor holds a news conference in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Monday after submitting a written request to establish a third-party committee to investigate possible harassment among prosecutors nationwide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2026
Prosecutor in Japan calls for third-party harassment probes nationwide
The written request from the prosecutor called for a third-party committee to conduct a fact-finding survey on harassment among prosecution staff nationwide.
A prosecutor speaks during a news conference in the city of Osaka on Tuesday after suing the state for damages related to a sexual assault case involving a former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2026
Japan prosecutor sues state over sexual assault by boss
The prosecutor said her life “has been chipped away by the prosecution organization’s terrible response over the past two years since reporting the assault.”
Files released by the U.S. Department of Justice show how convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to build ties with Russia's political elite.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2026
Putin, women, favors: Epstein’s Russia connections
The convicted U.S. sex offender sought to build ties with Russia’s elite and appeared desperate to secure a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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