LDP lawmaker's secretary arrested for groping high school girl on train

Tuesday 14th October, 03:56 PM JST

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taiko666 at 06:33 PM JST - 14th October

Dualta: Of course nobody's suggesting that all Japanese men are perverts; however there seem to be more gropers in Japan than in most countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-only train car

"Groping in crowded commuter trains has been a problem in Japan; according to a survey conducted by Tokyo Metropolitan Police and East Japan Railway Company, two-thirds of female riders in their twenties and thirties reported that they had been groped on trains, and the majority had been victimized frequently."
sensei258 at 06:42 PM JST - 14th October

Yada yada, political party connections, yada yada, suspended sentence...
WMD at 07:11 PM JST - 14th October

What is it with it these "guys"? Why can't they get a woman, take her to bed and grope her to their heart's content? Lock up these damn perverts so they can experience being a gropee themselves.
romulus3 at 07:23 PM JST - 14th October

Maybe its time for the introduction of mens and womens separate trains during peak hours. Especially for the likes of the Ginza line.
bamboohat at 09:20 PM JST - 14th October

If this guy had any stones, he could walk up to a few random girls and say: "HI I'm a secretary for a big shot in the government. You wanna go to a hotel?" He'd probably have to ask 15, 20 women MAX, in what, 30 minutes tops, before he could grope all he wanted. Idiot.
Dualta at 09:35 PM JST - 14th October

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Dualta: Of course nobody's suggesting that all Japanese men are perverts; however there seem to be more gropers in Japan than in most countries.

taiko666

He mentions nothing about commuter trains, but merely makes a sweeping negative generalisation about Japanese men, which is racist.
seesaw at 10:07 PM JST - 14th October

brave girl..! erai...!
Nordon at 10:58 PM JST - 14th October

People need to start taking tasers with them when they travel alone.
medievaltimes at 12:13 AM JST - 15th October

Dualta - The sweeping negative generalisation about Japanese men not being able to control themselves is accurate. That doesnt mean that ALL Japanese men are perverts. But I have never before seen or heard about so many sexually twisted weirdos than in Japan.

Groping is a daily problem in Japan. A high school girl fixation by Japanese men seems to be popular given the large amount of high school themed porno (which is prominantly shown on magazine racks for all to see). Men dont seem to think anything wrong with paging through a porno comic on a train during rush hour. Stalking seems to be very common. Most Japanese men dont seem to have the basic social skill of even introducing themselves to the opposite sex without nervously sweating. Panty stealing makes the news fairly often. Sexual harassment behind the excuse of "I was drunk" is common. Power, violence and rape are common themes in Japanese pornography. The sports section of the newspaper has full pages of sex ads with pics. High school prostitution business is booming. There are a gazillion hostess bars. Etc etc etc etc.....

Many Japanese I talk to think the above is quite normal and they believe it happens with the same frequency in every country. Well, it doesnt. If you are a little observant and a fairly well traveled person its easy to see.

So when a shocked foreigner comes to Japan and makes comments about this subject many will offer the lame, "Well, America/Canada/Europe has groping too." Or, "Not all Japanese are that way."

Japanese culture has several good points, but this isnt one of them.
KitsuneYoukai at 01:47 AM JST - 15th October

One thing I noticed about High School Japanese girls is that they don't really look their age. They look older, but they somehow stay that way for a long time so when they're in their 20s or 30's they look younger. However, those girls in Junior High actually look much younger. Interesting...It was something I noticed the past few times I've been to Japan. I just assumed they looked younger throughout all their ages but I found the High School girls rather developed overall.

Anyway, this guy is destined to be a molester. They start off like this and move up. I wonder how many of rapists and stalkers started this way.
ca1ic0cat at 02:46 AM JST - 15th October

"Why the hell can't Japanese guys control themselves??"

Not all Japanese guys are perverts and such activity is not restricted to Japanese guys.

Dualta: Of course nobody's suggesting that all Japanese men are perverts; however there seem to be more gropers in Japan than in most countries.

Not at all true. This kind of thing happens in Europe all the time but it doesn't make the papers because it's considered the norm.

In the USA it usually doesn't happen and if it does it's ususally taken care of with "street justice" which also isn't often reported.

I would tend to think that Japanese women are becoming more liberated than their Euro sisters but are still less so than Americans. IMHO, of course.
MeanRingo at 05:22 AM JST - 15th October

calic0cat... groping is the norm in Europe? Really? I'd never heard that before. Actually it is the first time I've heard that it is a normal activity, like reading a newspaper is a normal activity, on a train. I would also imagine that the possibility for "street justice" would keep the number of occurrences of groping down, which is possibly why it is not considered the norm in the US. In Japan, however, hearing about chikans is as common as hearing about hostess clubs, no-pants shabu shabu and underage prostitutes looking to score a LV bag. I recall a few years ago a guy actually wrote a book on how to go about groping without getting caught. He even did the rounds on all the variety shows and was treated as a celebrity, which may just be where J-cops, professors and now LDP secretaries learn skills. The Japanese, not to be outdone by technology, have even gone so far as to create chikan websites and online clubs, where dudes offer tips on how to do this. This is a sign of a very deviant society and certainly CANNOT be considered the norm of any modern culture. No wonder women aren't getting married and having children at the rate they used to. So, I wonder if your logic circuits aren't being overwhelmed by your desire to see the positive in Japan and ignore the negative. IMHO, of course.
dennis0bauer at 03:31 PM JST - 15th October

ca1ic0cat haha the norm, try it in Holland you will get a knee in your groin dutch women are quite feisty

People need to start taking tasers with them when they travel alone. Taser fishnet stockings now that would be a cool accesory for female transmuters ;)
nigelboy at 03:40 PM JST - 15th October

Dualta. Welcome to Japantoday and get use to it. Of course, it's a fact that Japanese men have fascination with schoolgirls and groping just as it's a fact that Western men have fascination with certain farm animals.
elbudamexicano at 07:21 PM JST - 15th October

This young guy is an idiot! He is living off our taxes! Enjoying a cushy job and then touching young girls on the trains? He should be kicked out of the LDP and sent to Minshuto or worse, maybe to the Japanese Communist Pary!