A teenage girl raised her hand, clutching a smartphone, over the heads of passengers around her on a train in Tokyo in mid-April.

More than 10 per cent of young Japanese have experienced sexual groping on trains and other public settings, according to a study by the Cabinet Office, with around 3.4 per cent of 36,000 people ...

The increase in cases of assault and harassment has led to the organization of preventive citizen patrols and even the creation of an 'app' to "repel gropers." Japanese culture is criticized for ...

Generally, Japan is happy when a Japanese word starts to gain a higher level of understanding and usage around the globe. A recent discussion about foreigners appreciating the convenience and ...

Many chikan survivors fear reporting the crime could create trouble for co-workers or school staff, he added. They may also be discouraged by the perception of a lengthy police process for a crime ...

Police and Japan’s railway operators have launched an aggressive campaign against chikan, gropers who take advantage of the nation’s congested trains to victimise women, in the run-up to the ...

As you probably know, Japan is infamous for "chikan" – men who grope women in crowded trains. Anti-chikan stickers for cell phones have been put out by the Saitama Prefecture Police department. And ...