Rape and sexual assault
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Black Box Diaries review – Japanese journalist’s courageous documentary about her own rape ordeal
Shiori Itō’s account of her sexual assault by a high-profile colleague, and her fight for justice, is a tough …
- Japan, Society, Rape and sexual assault, Law, World news, Documentary films, Asia Pacific, Culture, Film
Black Box Diaries review – inside the remarkable events that triggered Japan’s #MeToo movement
Japanese journalist Shiori Itō tells how she pursued her rape case against a prominent TV executive This is th…
- #MeToo movement, Japan, Sexual harassment, Rape and sexual assault, World news, Documentary films, Film
‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’: Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
After reporting a high-profile journalist for sexual assault, Ito was championed and vilified. She relives tha…
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Japan’s top companies cut ties with Johnny Kitagawa’s J-pop agency over sexual abuse scandal
Moves by broadcaster NHK, McDonald’s, Nissan and Suntory follow allegations against late Johnny & Associat…
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Head of Johnny Kitagawa’s J-pop agency resigns over sexual abuse scandal
Julie Fujishima, niece of late pop mogul, apologises and acknowledges agency founder’s abuse for first timeThe…
- Music, Japan, Society, Rape and sexual assault, Law, Asia Pacific, Television & radio, Television, Culture
Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop review – a breathtaking look at Japan’s paedophile boyband ‘god’
As young stars smile brightly and declare their love for him, this documentary about a music svengali’s grueso…