While measures against groping, such as setting women-only carriages, have been effective to a certain extent, no measures have been taken against false charges of groping... In the spirit of gender equality, a male-only carriage must be introduced.

Tuesday 30th June, 04:00 AM JST

A statement by 10 shareholders of Seibu Holdings, which runs trains in the Tokyo area. Many women taking crowded trains in Tokyo opt for women-only carriages during the rush hour to avoid gropers. Now, for fear of being accused of groping, some citizens are asking for carriages reserved solely for men. (The Independent)

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LFRAgain at 01:52 PM JST - 30th June

And here's where something ultimately sad and pathetic finally wanders into the untamed expanse of the absurd.
griff at 12:12 PM JST - 2nd July

let's apply a little more paper to those cracks...