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The women fighting Japan’s sexual violence stigma

2023-06-11 22:04
Rina Gonoi was sexually assaulted when serving in Japan's army. She refused to stay silent.
The women fighting Japan’s sexual violence stigma

Rina Gonoi had two dreams. To be a soldier, and to compete in the Olympics as a judo player.

She started judo when she was four years old, trained by her brother, and was 11 when she first saw soldiers in action.

The armed forces, known in Japan as the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), had helped...