Japan's #MeToo symbol surprised by "landmark" rape suit victory english.kyodonews.net

The defendant also denied asking for intervention in connection with investigators' decision not to build a case over the 2015 rape case, saying, "I didn't ask any politician, police officer or bureaucrat to do anything about this case."
The district court ordered Yamaguchi to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages for raping Ito.
It recognized he "had sexual intercourse without the consent of Ito, who was in a state of intoxication and unconscious."
"If this happened to my case, it could happen to any other case, it could be more serious," she said.
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