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According to the Japanese legislation, the legal definition of an act of rape (Article 177) [39] is when one uses force or threatening behavior to force oneself for vaginal intercourse. All other types of sexual abuse in Japan fall under the category of "Forcible Indecency", also called "indecent assault" (Article 176). [39]
Of these, the arrest rate for cases involving murder, robbery, arson, rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, kidnapping, and human trafficking, which are designated as major crimes, was 93.4%. [1] As of 2001, Japan has a conviction rate of over 99.8%, even higher than contemporary authoritarian regimes. [2]
Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.
Japan’s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which were ...
Two U.S. members of the armed services have been accused of sexual assault in Japan, spurring Japanese officials to speak out against what they have called troubling behavior. One U.S. airman is ...
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -A Japanese court on Tuesday found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a victory for the victim whose battle for justice ...
In 2013, the overall crime rate in Japan fell for the 11th straight year and the number of murders and attempted murders also fell to a postwar low. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] As of 2012, on average there are two gun related homicides per year.
A U.S. Marine has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while stationed in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost island, marking the fourth case of its kind within the past year. The serviceman ...