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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]
Women comprise 8.7% of Japan's military, the second lowest percentage among the Group of Seven advanced nations. It compares to more than 17% in the United States, more than 16% in France and ...
TOKYO — Japanese authorities have charged two U.S. Air Force personnel based on the island of Okinawa with sexual assault charges, one allegedly involving a 16-year-old minor, in two separate ...
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 ...
6 Sex trafficking. 7 ... According to the 2013 UNODC statistics, Japan's rate of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was one of the lowest in the world at 0.3 ...
Some 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa, whose strategic role is seen increasingly important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance in the face of growing tensions with China. Japan's southwestern shift of its own military also focuses heavily on Okinawa and its nearby islands.
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 ...