Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law
10 June, 2019, 11:36 pm

Jun Yamamoto, head of sexual assault victims group Spring, speaks to journalists in Tokyo, Japan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) – Miyako Shirakawa was a 19-year-old college student when she was raped by an older man. She said that when the attack started, her mind went blank and she froze up. “When I became aware, he was on top of me,” said Shirakawa, 54, now a psychiatrist who treats sexual abuse victims. That […]