Current Events > Japan tells women who don't want to be groped to go to the back of the train.

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Japan is very proud of its trains, and in many ways rightfully so. The country has one of the cleanest, most reliable, and most convenient rail networks to be found anywhere on the planet.

But it isnt perfect, and the undeniably worst part of train travel in Japan is the possibility of encountering a chikan, or groper, onboard. Rail operators have tried various countermeasures to attempt to prevent gropings, but the actions of one East Japan Railway Co (JR East) worker have been drawing criticism after a video taken at Shinjuku Station in downtown Tokyo on Aug 30 recently went viral.

The video shows a station worker on the platform of the Saikyo Line, which connects Tokyo with Saitama Prefecture, its neighbor to the north. Standing outside a northbound train thats about to depart, the worker, holding a handheld microphone and speaking through the PA system, says:

We have many security cameras installed, but there are many chikan. Passengers who do not want to be groped, please make use of the rear carriages.

A spokesperson for the company has offered the following apology.

The intent was to guide passengers towards less crowded carriages, but a portion of the announcement was inappropriate. We deeply apologize to those who were made uncomfortable by the announcement.

JRs statement makes it somewhat unclear as to whether the intended guidance towards less crowded cars was meant as a chikan countermeasure or simply for the purpose of greater overall passenger comfort. Either way, though, the fact that the announcement itself acknowledges the problem of chikan suggests that more could be done to address it, such as perhaps expanding the policy of women-only cars on the Saikyo Line (which currently are only available after 11 p.m.) to the earlier evening rush hour as well.

Full Article: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/'passengers-who-don%E2%80%99t-want-to-be-groped-please-use-the-rear-train-cars'-announcement-angers-many

https://youtu.be/Y5OgwaQqjqw

Certified "Bruh" moment

What does the pic have to do with the article about sexual harassment and abuse? Seriously, wtf?

Cleo_II posted...

What does the pic have to do with the article about sexual harassment and abuse? Seriously, wtf?

Look who made the topic

Irony posted...

Look who made the topic

I know hes a troll and I usually ignore him but this is absolutely disgusting. I was groped on a public bus when I was 17 and it was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. This is no laughing matter.

you better go back to purg for this absolutely shameful topic

i was wondering why they had women only train cars when I was in japan

Is that where they have the people wearing white gloves just pushing and stuffing people into the trains?

Cleo_II posted...

What does the pic have to do with the article about sexual harassment and abuse? Seriously, wtf?

Ya I image searched her. She's a Japanese Idol. So it's rather inappropriate for a topic such as this.

But yeah on topic, it's crazy to me that this is so common.

Sure I'll see a woman in public and be like wow she's pretty and maybe have a dirty thought of some type. I'm not going to go over and try to grab her ass or something. That's just being a normal civilized person. Not a sex crazed weirdo.

I've removed the photo since it's offended people but I always post a photo with news articles

Nobody is laughing at sexual assault WTF

I lived in Taiwan before and they had "women only carriages" on the trains that I assume were for this purpose.

We can bleat on about how "we shouldn't need to have women only carriages!" but sometimes you just need to be pragmatic. Focus on immediate safety first, work on changing the culture that leads to the unsafety in the longer term.

What's the charge there for groping? Is it a slap on the wrist like a fine, or do they have actual consequences for it? Other than gross cultural acceptance, lack of punishment would be the only way to make sense of it being so common.

i think all trains everywhere around the world that gets packed should have women and kids only cars, or carriages or whatever theyre called.

UnfairRepresent posted...

I've removed the photo since it's offended people but I always post a photo with news articles

Nobody is laughing at sexual assault WTF

You knew exactly what you were doing with the photo you posted. What did a picture of sexy Asian woman have to do with the content of the article? You only removed it because you dont want to get modded.