A demonstrator holds a sign reading "#Me Too" during a rally against sexual harassment in Shinjuku, Tokyo last month. Photo: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
A Japanese cabinet minister recently called for a law to strengthen relief and protection for victims of sexual harassment, but stopped short of urging legal changes to make such acts a crime.
Victims of sexual harassment in Japan have traditionally been reluctant to speak out for fear of being blamed, but heated debate and protests have followed the resignation last month of a top finance bureaucrat over accusations in a weekly magazine.
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