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SEXUAL CRIMES

JAPAN / Society
Jan 9, 2019
Colleges named in Japan tabloid¡¯s list of schools with ¡®easy girls¡¯ condemn article as misogynistic
The fallout over an article in a tabloid magazine ranking colleges according to the promiscuity of their female students after drinking intensified Wednesday, with all institutions named in the article accusing the publication of sexism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 7, 2019
Tabloid mag under fire for publishing list of Japanese colleges where girls are ¡®easily available¡¯ for sex at drinking parties
A tabloid magazine has ignited intense backlash on social media after it published a list of colleges whose students are ¡°easily available¡± for sex after drinking, underscoring what critics described as the country¡¯s systematic objectification of women.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 11, 2018
Sexual consent in Japanese: Making it crystal clear that no means no
In a language where ¡®no¡¯ can mean ¡®yes¡¯ and vice versa, debate about sexual consent has had difficulty thriving.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Â鶹´«Ã½ quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 28, 2016
Â鶹´«Ã½ men and women must stand together against the scourge of sexism
Sexism is one of the scourges of the nation. Fortunately, it¡¯s a problem that can be tackled through education. So why isn¡¯t anyone doing this?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 3, 2016
Tired of government inaction, activist works to make Japan rape crisis center a reality
Victim once known only as ¡®Jane¡¯ is now raising funds for a long-sought rape crisis center in Tokyo equipped with a 24-hour hotline.
COMMUNITY / Issues
May 24, 2015
Society helps sustain Â鶹´«Ã½ sordid sexual trade in schoolgirls
When you hear the expression ¡°JK business,¡± do you have any idea what kind of work this refers to? JK stands for joshi k¨­sei (high school girls). In Japan, JK is a very powerful brand ¡ª and high school girls are a highly valued commodity.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
Trump orders ¡®inappropriate¡¯ U.S.-South Korean military drills scaled back
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Monday, after Seoul said that its annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with the United States had started.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

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