Japan #MeToo survivor says media are failing in wake of Fuji TV scandal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Japan #MeToo survivor says media are failing in wake of Fuji TV scandal

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by Katie Forster Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo movement told AFP in the wake of the scandal surrounding celebrity Masahiro Nakai and Fuji TV. "Japanese media are more comfortable to sexual violence compared to when I went public in 2017," said Ito, 35, who has turned her ordeal into an Oscar-nominated documentary. In the Nakai case, most Japanese media used the word "trouble" instead of directly referring to the allegations of sexual violence -- something Ito feels "so mad" about. Instead, in Japan, survivors who reveal their identity get "all these stones thrown at them, these nasty words online", said Ito.

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