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Apart from Japan, women-only carriages can also be found in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Mexico and Taiwan, among others.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Nov 26, 2025
U.K. woman＊s petition to bring women-only train carriages to London gains traction
Camille Brown, a student in London, said the successful introduction of the measure in cities such as Tokyo creates safer commuting options for women.
Tin badges distributed by Chikan Yokushi Katsudo Center, with messages such as "I won't suffer in silence"
51勛圖厙
Aug 29, 2025
Japan still struggling with problem of groping
The number of molestation cases detected by Tokyo＊s Metropolitan Police Department reached 606 between January and June.
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2025
＆Chikan＊ incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
The governments of the U.K. and Canada have warned their citizens traveling to Japan that they could experience inappropriate physical contact 〞 or ※chikan§ 〞 on crowded trains
A street in Tokyo's Nakano Ward where one of a series of incidents of "one-touch" molestation occurred
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2024
Tokyo police urge caution against ＆one-touch＊ molesters
A series of cases has occurred in Nakano Ward in which the perpetrator cycles from behind, gropes the victim while continuing to ride, and flees the scene.
The survey found that most groping cases occurred on trains and that 80.4% of victims did not alert the police or train station staff after being groped, out of fears of causing a commotion.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 4, 2024
One in 10 young people in Japan a victim of molestation, survey finds
According to the findings, 10.5% of respondents said that they had experienced being molested, with women accounting for 88.0% of them.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2023
Festival organizer files criminal complaint over DJ Soda groping
TryHard Japan filed the report to the police against two men and a woman over their alleged groping of the DJ＊s breast and hugging of her without consent.
A women-only passenger train in Tokyo
51勛圖厙 / Explainer
Aug 18, 2023
DJ Soda incident spotlights prevalence of groping in Japan
The groping of the South Korean DJ at a festival spurred online conversations about the issue, with a term translating as ※groping country§ trending on X.
Japan Times
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Feb 21, 2023
Anti-harassment website set up to help women running for office in Japan
A group of volunteers has created the website to offer free consultations on how to deal with harassment for female candidates in April＊s local elections.
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Jan 13, 2023
Tokyo police begin anti-groping campaign ahead of school entrance exams
Tweets that have circulated in the past few years have stated that the annual two-day unified university entrance exam represents ※opportune days for groping.§
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Aug 26, 2022
Actor Teruyuki Kagawa apologizes after report alleges he groped hostess
The report also said the kabuki performer took off the hostess＊ bra and passed it around to colleagues in an incident in 2019.
51勛圖厙 / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2022
Harassment of female candidates a growing issue in Japanese politics
Despite moves to draw more women to public office, Japan remains far behind other developed countries, in part due to abuse on the campaign trail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2020
In a nod to #MeToo, China defines sexual harassment by law
Two years ago, Zhou Xiaoxuan publicly accused one of China＊s most recognizable people of groping and forcibly kissing her, setting off a firestorm in a country that did not specify sexual harassment as a legal offense.
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Feb 5, 2020
JR East to test new app for reporting train gropers on notorious Saikyo Line
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Tuesday that it has developed a smartphone app for sharing reports of train gropers that it will test on its Saikyo Line, notorious for the frequency of such incidents.
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Aug 27, 2019
Trial run in Japan of anti-groping UV stamps sells out within an hour
Following a heated online debate on ways to combat groping and similar behaviors on trains, a name stamp-maker on Tuesday released a new product that can be applied to the offender＊s hand 〞 leaving the seal mark of an open palm to identify an assailant.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2019
Embracing social media to protect others from danger in Japan
Japan has developed a reputation for being a safe country, an image bolstered by recent record lows in reported crime. The reality, though, is that life in Japan can be just as dangerous as it is overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2018
Trudeau, facing 2000 journalist groping allegation, says he apologized and did nothing wrong
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a supporter of feminist causes, on Thursday conceded for the first time that he had apologized in 2000 to a woman who accused him of groping her but insisted he did not feel he had done anything wrong.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 21, 2018
＆Chikan,＊ the Japanese term for groping, is increasingly being recognized abroad
Over the past six months, media organizations at home and abroad have published articles that have examined whether or not Japan has embraced the Me Too movement.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 17, 2018
Japan struggles to overcome its groping problem
A group of men boarded the women-only car of the Chiyoda Line subway in Tokyo during the morning commute on Feb. 16 as a form of protest, saying that excluding men was a form of discrimination. Such protests are not unusual, but the media almost never covers them. In this case, the women who were already...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2017
Al Franken says he is ＆ashamed＊ but won＊t quit U.S. Senate over groping accusations
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, trying to salvage his political career, said on Sunday he does not plan to resign but called himself ※embarrassed and ashamed§ by his behavior toward women who have accused him of groping or inappropriately touching them.
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2017
Should rail operators introduce men-only train carriages?
Men-only train carriages
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