A Japanese court has ordered a woman to pay damages to the wife of the man she accused of sexual assault since their relationship may have breached the country's civil code. Meiko Sano filed a lawsuit against her professor for sexual assault after ending a decade-long relationship with him. Sano argued that Michio Hayashi, an
Sunday June 4, 2023 - A Japanese court has ordered a woman to pay damages to the wife of the man she accused of sexual assault since their relationship may have breached the country’s civil code. Meiko Sano filed a lawsuit against her professor for sexual assault after ending a decade-long relationship with him. Sano in…
Two cases in Japan that were tried and decided in the past few months ended in mixed results as the courts didn't recognize some harassment despite ordering damages paid.