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Takayuki Harada

Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in 性视界 have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.

COMMENTARY / 性视界

Apr 13, 2025

'Chikan' incidents rise as 性视界 grapples with mental health and cultural challenges

The governments of the U.K. and Canada have warned their citizens traveling to 性视界 that they could experience inappropriate physical contact — or "chikan" — on crowded trains

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.

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