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NHK
02-06-2025
- General
- NHK
Tokyo police appeal to public to help stop train gropers
Tokyo police have appealed to the public for help to stop the problem of groping in trains and other places at an event near the capital's Shibuya Station. Police have set June 1 to 15 as a period for a campaign to tackle the problem ahead of the summer when molestation cases tend to increase. Last year, police uncovered 725 groping cases in Tokyo. More than 70 percent of these took place inside trains or stations. Police says many victims find it difficult to seek help because they are afraid, among other reasons. The event organizers explained how to use an anti-groping smartphone app developed by the Tokyo police. The Digi Police app can display a message asking other people for help and blast a voice telling the molester to stop. Flyers were also distributed to commuters and passersby. They call on people to offer help if they spot any potential victims. Actress Imoto Ayaka is encouraging people to download the app. She says the app is easy to use even when it's difficult for victims to raise their voices.
India Today
22-05-2025
- India Today
Japan man accused of raping 50 women, 3,000 videos, images found
A former taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with local media reporting that he may have sexually assaulted around 50 to Tokyo Police, the 54-year-old man allegedly drugged a woman in her 20s last year, causing her to lose consciousness. Traces of sleeping pills were reportedly detected in her hair, according to media got a woman, then in her 20s, to take sleeping pills which caused her to lose consciousness, took her to his home and committed an indecent act, which he filmed,' a police spokesperson was quoted as saying by news agency AFP. The man has been arrested on suspicion of non-consensual sexual intercourse and violating laws related to the filming of sexual outlets, including The Yomiuri Shimbun and Jiji Press, reported that investigators recovered approximately 3,000 videos and images from the man's footage, which allegedly shows him sexually assaulting women in his taxi or at his home, dates back to 2008. The suspect had previously been arrested in October on suspicion of drugging another woman and stealing 40,000 yen (Rs 23,911) from released him at the time but took him into custody again in December over an alleged indecent Watch IN THIS STORY#Japan
NHK
07-05-2025
- NHK
Stabbing attack at Tokyo subway station
Tokyo police say a woman has been injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at a subway station in Tokyo. The police say the attacker is in custody and that they are investigating the incident.
