Sexual assault in Japan: ‘Every girl was a victim’

Sexual assault of schoolgirls is commonplace on Japan’s public transportation, but now more girls are speaking out. Schoolgirls face groping and worse on Japan's crowded city subway lines [Shiori Ito/Al Jazeera] Additional reporting by Shiori Ito. Tokyo, Japan – Tamaka Ogawa was about 10 years old when she was sexually assaulted for the first time. It was a public holiday and she was on the subway

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“"The media always blames … the victims," explains Goto, who points to the fact that Japan's mainstream and social media is male-dominated.”

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"The media always blames … the victims,"