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It took over four years, but Ito Shiori finally secured a victory in her rape case - for herself, and for all women in Japan. Here's how she did it.
She blew the doors off the silence towards rape in Japan, but never received her own justice. But a new lawsuit proves that Ito Shiori isn't done fighting.
A Japanese idol management company comes under fire after ignoring an attempted sexual assault on one of its stars - and then punishing her for speaking out.
A former JET Program participant who suffered sexual assault has won a civil lawsuit against Nagasaki Prefecture.
The online art community company announces a series of reforms after a transgender ex-employee accused them of misconduct.
In a continued exclusive for Unseen Japan, Jake Adelstein reflects on writing Tokyo Vice, his true-to-life memoir on the Japanese underworld that spawned the hit HBO show.
Recent sexual assault allegations against Japanese director Sono Sion arrive amongst a slew of notable incidents from the Japanese entertainment industry that have revived Japan's #MeToo movement.
Ito Shiori's arresting memoir, Black Box, has been credited with starting #metoo in Japan. Now her seminal book has a superlative new English translation.
A notorious Japanese politician is in hot water (again!) for comments that activists say disparage women who are victims of violence.