Shiori Ito, a journalist and symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement, sued cartoonist Toshiko Hasumi for damages on Monday for allegedly defaming her on Twitter.
In a suit filed with the Tokyo District Court, Ito is seeking ¥5.5 million ($50,000) in damages from Hasumi for five posts she made between June 2017 and last December that included an illustration of a woman who appears to be Ito, and ¥2.2 million from two men who allegedly spread the posts.
She is also asking for the posts to be taken down.