Symbol of Japan #MeToo movement again awarded damages in rape case

A Japanese high court on Tuesday ordered a former senior television reporter to pay 3.3 million yen in damages to journalist Shiori Ito in a high-profile rape case that helped spark Japan's #MeToo movement. Upholding a lower court decision in 2019, the Tokyo High Court ruled in favor of Ito,…

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