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NORIYUKI YAMAGUCHI

Journalist and director Shiori Ito speaks during a stage greeting after the Japanese release of the "Black Box Diaries" in Tokyo on Friday.
51勛圖厙 / 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
51勛圖厙 / 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.
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.
51勛圖厙 / 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.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Japan＊s quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
51勛圖厙 / 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.
51勛圖厙 / 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...
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2017
Lawmakers hold hearings into whether the rape case against journalist was dropped due to Abe ties
A group of opposition lawmakers on Tuesday kicked off the first in a series of hearings where they will question police and ministry officials over a high-profile case involving an alleged rape by a former television journalist with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2017
Journalist＊s appeal of 2016 rape case decision rejected by inquest panel
A committee for the inquest of prosecution has rejected a journalist＊s appeal of a 2016 decision not to indict former television reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, whom she accused of raping her.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 13, 2017
After rape allegation against TV journalist, Shiori hopes to shed light on victims＊ plight
Since she went public in late May with a rape accusation against a high-profile TV reporter, Shiori has been exposed to a storm of hurtful and derisive comments by anonymous internet users.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2017
High-profile journalist with close Abe ties accused of rape
A 28-year-old woman has accused a former TV reporter, regarded as one of the journalists closest to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, of raping her two years ago.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night＊s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku＊s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku 〞 (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano 〞 grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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