For Toiro Hoshioka, 30, burying emotions so deep she wouldn't have to feel anything was once the only way to get through the painful memory of being raped by her father at a young age.
But decades later, the woman, known by the pseudonym Hoshioka, believes speaking publicly about her ordeal can help prevent similar cases from occurring.
"I want people to know what is actually happening" to some girls and what happened to me, she said.