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▶️ A Tokyo court Wednesday, December 18, awarded $30,000 in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most high-profile cases of the Me Too movement in Japan. 👉 The civil case made headlines in Japan and abroad, as it is rare for rape victims to report the crime to the police ⁠— according to a 2017 government survey, only 4% of women come forward. Ito, 30, has become an outspoken symbol for #MeToo in Japan, where the movement against sexual harassment and abuse has struggled to take hold. She had sought $100,000 in compensation from Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a former TV reporter with close links to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, alleging he raped her after inviting her to dinner to discuss a job opportunity in 2015. (AFP)