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
