Chikan and Women Only Carriages (Japanese Translation Included)
You’re on a crowded train with less than a centimeter of space between you and the people around you. You feel suffocated by the sea of heads millimeters away from ...
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
I was nervous writing this article because feminism has become stigmatised – so many times I’ve seen it painted as toxic. Though I know this to be inaccurate, I want ...
#Believe Women or #Believe Evidence?
According to the National Police Agency, in 2014, there were a total of 181 domestic violence complaints filed by men in Japan. In 2018, that number rose to 1,571 complaints. ...
Is seductive clothing an excuse for rape?
An incident with a Chinese actress, Reyizha Alimjan, wearing what seemed to be overly revealing clothing started a debate regarding women’s freedom of dressing in public. Many social media users ...