The non-profit organization Gawain has unveiled a groundbreaking method that’s dramatically reducing rape incidents in high-risk areas of the bustling slums of India’s capital. Dubbed the “Community Self Defense” or CSD...
In a pioneering endeavor to provide comprehensive support to women grappling with sexual violence, SISTERS has introduced a consultation community called ‘SISTERS.’ This digital platform facilitates anonymous consultations and hosts...
On March 14, the Japanese government approved a bill to amend a longstanding regulation, raising Japan’s age of consent from 13 to 16. Remarkably, this law had remained unchanged for over a century. The bill also includes revisions to...
Mieko Kawakami, a Japanese female author, is likely one of the most talked about novelists worldwide at the moment. After receiving Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Award for “Breasts and Eggs” in 2008, she has been nominated recently as an America’s...
Having a proper understanding of sexual consent is essential to protect ourselves and avoid hurting someone. Each country regulates the age of consent. Japan’s age of consent, at 13, is very low by global standards. There is also a general lack of...
Sexual violence, including assault and rape, does happen in Japan. Japanese law places a high burden on the victim to demonstrate as proof that the sexual relations were not consensual and committed through assault, intimidation or force...
If you have traveled by train in Japan, you may have heard in-car or -station announcements relating to assisting passengers, such as “okyakusama goannnaichu desu.” Station staff use the announcements to communicate when helping...
Earlier in June, a comment from opposition politician Hiranao Honda sparked anger and derision throughout Japanese media and social media. During a recent meeting on revising the current age of consent, Honda said, “It is absurd if a 50...
A movement that protests sexual violence against women has spread across Japan. It is called Flower Demo (short for Flower Demonstrations) because protestors bring a flower with them as a symbol of empathy toward victims. Its meetings create a place...
Sexual violence and inadequacy in Japan has become a growing issue over the past twenty years. Although this may be true, laws in Japan have been slow to change and lag behind other global, developed nations around the world. Moreover, there are...