A committee for the inquest of prosecution has rejected a journalist's appeal of a 2016 decision not to indict former television reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, whom she accused of raping her.
The decision by the Tokyo Sixth Committee for the Public Inquest of Prosecution, dated Thursday, means the criminal case against Yamaguchi, the former Washington bureau chief for Tokyo Broadcasting System, is completely closed.
Shiori, who is withholding her surname in line with her family's wishes, filed the appeal in May. She claimed that she was raped by the then-TBS journalist at a Tokyo hotel in April 2015, after meeting him to discuss a job opportunity and losing consciousness at a sushi restaurant.