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Japanese culture from a bemused foreign perspective

AUM Shinrikyo and the Tokyo subway gas attack

Aum Shinrikyo

March 20th, 1995. It was just another busy morning on Tokyo's busiest subway line before a non-descript man boarded the train. The newspaper parcel he was carrying attracted even ...

Chikan (Train groping)

Chikan - Train groping

In Japan, more than 4000 men are arrested each year for groping on public transport. In 2001, a survey of two private high-schools in Tokyo revealed that more than 70% had been groped on the train. A recent survey of Japanese companies suggested that at least 17% of Japanese women have been ...

Enjo kosai (Compensated dating)

Enjo kosai

Enjo kosai is one of Japanese society's most infamous phenomenon: schoolgirls dating older men for money. Although many encounters don't involve sex, this prostitution of Japan's youth has been cause for serious concern. ...

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