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SHIORI ITO

Shiori Ito at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Monday
JAPAN / Society
Dec 15, 2025
Shiori Ito sees ¡®most reactive screening¡¯ in Japan to her film on sexual assault
¡°Black Box Diaries,¡± her 2024 documentary chronicling her experience as a survivor of sexual assault, finally premiered on Friday after months of delay.
Journalist and director Shiori Ito speaks during a stage greeting after the Japanese release of the "Black Box Diaries" in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 13, 2025
Shiori Ito¡¯s Oscar-nominated #MeToo film finally screened in Japan
A Japanese #MeToo campaigner's documentary premiered in her homeland on Friday after months of delays, with one audience member saying she hoped it triggered a change in society.
Shiori Ito at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York in January
JAPAN / Society
Nov 7, 2025
Shiori Ito¡¯s documentary to be finally screened in Japan next month
The Japanese release of ¡°Black Box Diaries¡± includes revisions, although it¡¯s not clear precisely what edits have been made.
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2025
Can Shiori Ito¡¯s documentary open Â鶹´«Ã½ black box?
Concerns about footage in ¡°Black Box Diaries¡± have stopped its release in Japan. But Shiori Ito¡¯s story needs to be brought to people¡¯s attention ¡ª in all its harrowing details.
Journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito made the documentary ¡°Black Box Diaries¡± about her years-long battle to find justice following her sexual assault.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 27, 2025
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the microscope
Shiori Ito¡¯s ¡°Black Box Diaries¡± and Ema Ryan Yamazaki¡¯s ¡°Instruments of a Beating Heart¡± both mark firsts in their respective categories.
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2025
Japan release of Shiori Ito¡¯s documentary in limbo
Lawyers including an attorney who fought alongside the journalist in a civil suit against her attacker have raised legal and ethical concerns over the film.
Shiori Ito (right) speaks outside the Tokyo District Court in December 2019 after hearing the ruling on a damages lawsuit by her, accusing a former TV reporter of rape.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 29, 2025
Japan #MeToo survivor says media are failing in wake of Fuji TV scandal
Despite several high-profile cases, Japan has never seen an outpouring of #MeToo allegations.
Journalist Shiori Ito's documentary "Black Box Diaries," which follows her own investigation into her sexual assault and struggle for justice, was one of 19 Japanese films that screened at the Busan International Film Festival this month.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2024
Japan-based features generate buzz at Busan International Film Festival
With 278 films on offer, Asia¡¯s largest film festival tackled heavy themes such as assisted suicide and struggles faced by migrants.
Journalist Shiori Ito sheds a tear as she speaks to reporters outside the Tokyo district court on Dec. 18, 2019, after hearing the ruling on a damages lawsuit by her, accusing a former TV reporter of rape.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2024
Japanese journalist brings lonely #MeToo battle to Sundance
Shiori Ito¡¯s fight for justice is the subject of ¡°Black Box Diaries,¡± a documentary she herself directed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 9, 2021
¡®Black Box¡¯ shines a light on shadowy realities of sexual assault in Japan
Shiori Ito¡¯s memoir highlights shortcomings of justice for survivors in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 2, 2021
Exciting books and translations from Japan to look out for in 2021
It¡¯s time to put 2020 behind us and look ahead to a new year with a new reading list. Here¡¯s a selection of intriguing titles coming out in the next 12 months.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2020
Courts struggling to define what constitutes defamation in social media
Journalist Shiori Ito files rare libel lawsuit over use of the ¡®like¡¯ button on Twitter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2020
What lies behind Shiori Ito¡¯s lonely #MeToo struggle
In Japan, feminist voices have been raised for #MeToo, but they are often barely heard.
EDITORIALS
Dec 27, 2019
Better legal protection for sex crime victims
The Shiori Ito verdict marked an important milestone for women¡¯s rights in Japan, but it also revealed how far behind this country is at protecting sex crime victims.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2019
Japan journalist Shiori Ito awarded ?3.3 million in damages in high-profile rape case
Ito said she hopes her case and the court¡¯s decision will lead to changes in the criminal law that will offer victims greater protection.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 6, 2018
Shifting attitudes toward sexual violence in Japan
The arrival of 2018 shouldn¡¯t bring the discussion of issues surrounding sexual violence to an end.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 30, 2017
Japanese media¡¯s hits and misses of 2017
The term ¡°fake news¡± was used in so many different situations this year that it no longer describes an agreed upon concept but rather anything you don¡¯t agree with. This is why the U.S. press has had a difficult time making sense of its president¡¯s conflation of cynical policy aims with his own deranged...
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 / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2017
Rape allegation against high-profile journalist, dropped by prosecutors last year, returns in civil suit
A female journalist who is suing a high-profile journalist over an alleged rape in 2015 expressed hope that the truth will come out in open court as the oral hearings of her civil lawsuit began at the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 25, 2017
#MeToo movement confuses media in Japan
During a recent discussion on Bunka Hoso¡¯s radio talk show, ¡°Golden Radio,¡± about sexual misconduct in the U.S., the participants wondered if the #MeToo social media movement would catch on in Japan. ¡°Me Too¡± as a movement was started more than a decade ago by American social activist Tarana Burke to...
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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