The reluctant face of Japanβs #MeToo movement
When Shiori ItΕ went public with allegations she had been raped, she turned the spotlight on Japan's 110-year-old laws on sexual violence and challenged taboos
Shiori ItΕ was a journalism intern when she alleges she was raped by a well-known journalist. He has always denied the claims. Shiori made the unusual decision to go public with her allegations, highlighting Japan's rape law which, at the time, had not been updated for 110 years. After a criminal case was dropped due to a lack of evidence, Shiori won a civil case, becoming a reluctant figurehead for the #MeToo movement in Japan, a country where people rarely report sexual assualt. Shiori has recently made a documentary called Black Box Diaries.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: May Cameron
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(Photo: Shiori ItΕ . Credit: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Entertainment)
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