According to Japanese Sports Magazine, after the press conference in Shiori, some netizens began to criticize "the button is too low". However, Shiori responded that she didn't want to hold a press conference in a white shirt with a black suit like a "traditional victim", so she decided to wear her usual dress, but it would be criticized. She called it "weird" and hoped that the public's impression of the victims of sexual assault would change.
It happened in April of 20 15. Japanese media reported that Yamaguchi took Shiori to a kebab shop for entertainment that day, and as a result, Shiori was suspected to be in a coma for an hour after drinking. Shiori pointed out that when she woke up in a daze, she found herself lying naked in a hotel room. At that time, Yamaguchi respected her and pressed her, suspecting that she would be unconscious after being drugged. Subsequently, Shiori filed a sexual assault lawsuit with Yamaguchi.
However, from 2065438 to July 2006, the Tokyo District Inspection Office decided not to prosecute Yamaguchi on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Shiori said at the press conference that he had applied to the inspection and review committee for a retrial of the case, and believed that the government should amend the law to give more protection to victims of sexual assault.
The Japanese magazine "New Trend of Weekly" published in May, 2065438+2007 broke the news that after the woman reported to the police, the police decided to arrest Yamaguchi after consulting the relevant closed-circuit television pictures, but immediately received instructions from the top and demanded leniency.
Shiori also accused the police and prosecutors of being pressured by their superiors during the investigation. She said that at first, when she reported the case, the police were very kind to her, but after further understanding of the case, the police attitude changed 180 degrees and immediately said to Shiori, "It is a bit difficult to take legal channels like this." "Because the other person is a TBS person." "The other party is a person who is very close to the authorities."
Shiori said that there was no direct evidence or statement that the Japanese government was involved, but there were indeed many "obstacles" during the investigation.
Shizuji Yamaguchi used to be a political journalist and was responsible for the news of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a long time. It is reported that he has a good relationship with Shinzo Abe. Natsuo Yamaguchi later became the president of the Washington branch of TBS TV. After leaving TBS, Yamaguchi published a book about Abe.
After the press conference in Shiori, Yamaguchi stressed to Facebook that he "didn't do anything illegal" and even claimed that he was sincerely investigated by the police. Yamaguchi also said that if the authorities accept Shiori's application for retrial, he will sincerely cooperate with the investigation.
Shiori, on the other hand, stressed that she didn't want to confront Abe's regime or the ruling party, but wanted to seek justice for sexual victims and hoped that the social, judicial and investigation systems could be changed.
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In Japan, sexual assault is like an iceberg at the bottom of the sea. Many women are afraid to speak out because of shame, fear and invisible social shackles, but one woman bravely stood up. Her name is Ito Shiori, and she is a female reporter.
"Good face", "fluent in English" and "calm and calm" ... this is Ito's first impression. 20 17 10, 28-year-old Ito held a press conference at the Japan Foreign Journalists Club to tell her experience of sexual assault.
20 13 During his study in the United States, Ito met Keiji Yamaguchi, then the president of Japan's TBS TV station in Washington, and had dinner together. April 20 15, Ito and Yamaguchi, who have returned to Japan, made an appointment to discuss their work in a restaurant. This is the second time they have met.
According to Ito, she drank a lot of wine at dinner, then fainted, and when she woke up, she found herself lying in the bed of the hotel, with Yamaguchi nearby. Ito realized that he had been sexually assaulted by Yamaguchi and fled the hotel for the first time. He was ashamed and confused.
"I have been to more than 60 countries and have been to many places that are considered dangerous. However, the real danger I experienced occurred in Japan, which is famous for its safety. " Ito said.
Ito finally decided to call the police, but he didn't take it seriously at first. Later, after the police checked the surveillance video of the hotel and found the taxi driver who had carried Ito and Yamaguchi to testify, the attitude towards the case investigation became positive.
2065438+In June 2005, Ito received a phone call from the police officer in charge of the case in Berlin, saying that "the arrest warrant has been issued" and hoped Ito would return to China as soon as possible to assist in the investigation. However, Ito later received a phone call saying that the arrest warrant had been cancelled.
She asked why, but didn't get a specific answer. According to Japanese media reports, the police revoked the arrest warrant for Yamaguchi after receiving a phone call from Nakamura, then the criminal police minister of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Nakamura is the secretary of Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide.
In August of the same year, when the suspect Yamaguchi was not arrested, the relevant information of the case was sent to the prosecution. Nearly 1 year later, in July 20 16, the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office ruled that the case was not prosecuted because of insufficient evidence.
"Stubborn", "willful" and "don't go back without hitting the south wall" ... Ito described his character like this. 2065438+May 2007, Ito blew himself up in the Japanese media, questioning the police's decision to cancel the arrest warrant and the prosecution's decision not to prosecute. After the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office made a ruling, she lodged a protest with the Japanese Procuratorial Review Council.
Ito's courage is rare among Japanese women. For a long time, Japanese society has been biased against women, and even thinks that women who have been sexually assaulted are caused by themselves, such as revealing their clothes.
Therefore, the victimized Japanese women tend to remain silent and even blame themselves. Ito's self-exposure and rights protection are tantamount to dancing on the tip of a knife. When Ito reported the case to the police for the first time, he was dissuaded by police officers, saying that "it is very difficult to give evidence". Insisting on safeguarding rights will seriously affect his life and even make him unable to gain a foothold in the industry because the defendant "has a high position in the industry".
However, in order to change the "social environment in which sexual assault is still regarded as a taboo topic", Ito finally decided to stand up. Ito's road to safeguarding rights is not smooth. 2065438+In September 2007, Tokyo Sixth Procuratorial Review Committee rejected Ito's protest. In the same month, Ito filed a civil lawsuit with Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi is closely related to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is Abe's "royal reporter".
For various reasons, the focus of Japanese public opinion was not on the issue of sexual assault from the beginning, but trying to dig out the so-called "political background." Both Japanese people questioned that Yamaguchi's arrest was related to Abe's high-level intervention in the judiciary, and some right-wing media and netizens slandered Ito.
On 20 17 10, ITO published a new book "Black Box" based on his own experience. She said that "black box" is a key word that she often hears from others when she calls the police to defend her rights.
Because the sexual assault I accused happened in a secret room with only two people, my memory of the incident is vague, and the outside world can't spy on the internal situation, so it is difficult to prove that it happened against my will. In addition, the procedures of the police and procuratorial organs are also a "black box" for the public and lack transparency.
The women's anti-sexual harassment and anti-sexual assault "Me too" movement, which began in the United States, is surging, and Ito's story has attracted the attention of western media. She also boarded The New York Times as a representative of Japanese anti-sexual assault.
The "Me too" campaign gave Ito more courage. She said that she hopes to "create a social environment where we can talk about sexual violence" and the "Me too" campaign can unite everyone to achieve this goal. "At the beginning, Japan gave me the feeling that people who bravely denounced sexual violence were more likely to be criticized or simply regarded as problems of ordinary men and women. But this is a problem of violence. This is not a personal problem and should be regarded as the same problem in this society. "
According to the statistics released by the Japanese National Police Agency, there were only 989 rape cases identified by the Japanese police in the whole year of 20 16. But experts point out that only about 1000 sexual crimes every year is just the tip of the iceberg. 20 17 Japan amended its criminal law to increase the punishment for sexual crimes. Ito believes that in addition to amending the law, Japan's way of filing sexual assault cases and the tolerance of the whole society for victims of sexual assault also need to be improved.
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