Ruling party proposes database to help protect children from sex crimes
Yasufumi Tanahashi met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to turn in the proposal, aimed at preventing people who have committed such crimes from becoming teachers or cram school tutors.
U.S. House ethics panel launches investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz
The Democratic-controlled House Ethics Committee said has opened an investigation into Gaetz involving allegations including possible sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
Life term upheld for man over 2017 murder of 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba
The judge said "lazy" investigators “illegally confiscated” the DNA evidence without a search warrant, but ruled that the evidence was still admissible.
Okinawan women's civic group chronicles sex crimes by U.S. military
Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence has gathered together evidence relating to around 350 postwar cases in the prefecture.
Australia reckons with sexual assault amid #MeToo second wave
In recent weeks the country has been forced to reflect anew, as rape scandals struck at the heart of Australian politics.
Australian Parliament rocked by historic rape allegation against minister
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to address what’s described as a toxic culture in Canberra. The alleged victim in the latest case killed herself last June.
Cabinet OKs bill to expand crimes for which 18- and 19-year-olds can be tried
The bill would see such individuals treated differently from adults even after the age of adulthood is lowered next year.
‘First Love’: Sensitive topic gets the mainstream treatment
Part mystery, part courtroom drama, Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s film focuses on repercussions of sexual abuse, while making the subject matter digestible for a mass audience.
Women detained in China's Xinjiang allege rape, sexual abuse and torture
Report follows earlier allegations China has used forced sterilization, forced abortion and coercive family planning, and that at least 1 million were detained in the region.
Activists hope the outpouring will leave lasting change in a region where patriarchal attitudes dominate and where previous movements against sexual violence have been limited in scale.
Japan cautious about taking Seoul to ICJ over 'comfort women'
Even if the "comfort women" case is brought to the ICJ, the Hague-based court needs the consent of both parties to settle an international dispute.
South Korean court puts off ruling on suit by 'comfort women'
The plaintiffs filed the suit in December 2016, claiming that Japan committed systematic sexual violence during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
