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Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi (R) poses with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel in Tokyo on April 3, 2024, during a reception celebrating her winning the International Women of Courage Award for her action in coming forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi delivers a speech at the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Japan in Tokyo on April 3, 2024, during a reception celebrating her winning the International Women of Courage Award for her action in coming forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi (R) poses with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel in Tokyo on April 3, 2024, during a reception celebrating her winning the International Women of Courage Award for her action in coming forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-GSDF member Gonoi

Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel in Tokyo on April 3, 2024, during a reception celebrating her winning the International Women of Courage Award for her action in coming forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Ex-GSDF member wins International Women of Courage Award

Ex-GSDF member wins International Women of Courage Award

Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi (C) poses for a photo upon receiving the International Women of Courage Award at the White House in Washington on March 4, 2024, alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and First Lady Jill Biden. Gonoi, 24, came forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Gonoi attends White House ceremony for Women of Courage award

Gonoi attends White House ceremony for Women of Courage award

Rina Gonoi (C), a former member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, receives the Women of Courage award from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a White House ceremony in Washington on March 4, 2024, with first lady Jill Biden (L) attending. Gonoi, 24, came forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Gonoi attends White House ceremony for Women of Courage award

Gonoi attends White House ceremony for Women of Courage award

Rina Gonoi (C), a former member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, attends a White House ceremony in Washington on March 4, 2024, as a recipient of the Women of Courage award, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and first lady Jill Biden standing together. Gonoi, 24, came forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

FUKUSHIMA, Japan Kyodo - Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in front of the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima on Dec. 12, 2023, after the court convicted three former GSDF members for acts of sexual indecency in 2021 committed against her. Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to report the offenses. (Kyodo)

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Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023, a day after a district court convicted three former GSDF members for indecent assault in 2021 committed against her.

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Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023, a day after a district court convicted three former GSDF members for indecent assault in 2021 committed against her.

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Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Indecent assault case involving ex-Japan GSDF members

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023, a day after a district court convicted three former GSDF members for indecent assault in 2021 committed against her.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in front of the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima on Dec. 12, 2023, after the court convicted three former GSDF members for acts of sexual indecency in 2021 committed against her. Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to report the offenses.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in front of the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima on Dec. 12, 2023, after the court convicted three former GSDF members for acts of sexual indecency in 2021 committed against her. Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to report the offenses.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in front of the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima on Dec. 12, 2023, after the court convicted three former GSDF members for acts of sexual indecency in 2021 committed against her. Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to report the offenses.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, who filed a civil lawsuit over sexual harassment she was subjected to while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, walks to the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima to attend the trial on Dec. 12, 2023.

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Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan GSDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in front of the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima on Dec. 12, 2023, after the court convicted three former GSDF members for acts of sexual indecency in 2021 committed against her. Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to report the offenses.

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Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Rina Gonoi who filed a civil lawsuit over sexual harassment while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, walks to the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima to attend the trial on Oct. 30, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi (L), who filed a civil lawsuit over sexual harassment while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, walks to the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima to attend the trial on Oct. 30, 2023.

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Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, who filed a civil lawsuit over sexual harassment while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, walks to the Fukushima District Court in the northeastern city of Fukushima to attend the trial on Oct. 30, 2023.

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Ex-SDF sexual assault victim Gonoi at Time 100 Gala

Ex-SDF sexual assault victim Gonoi at Time 100 Gala

Rina Gonoi, a former female member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force who has spoken up about sexual violence, is pictured wearing a judo outfit at a gala event to celebrate those who made Time magazine's 2023 list of 100 emerging world leaders in New York on Oct. 24, 2023.

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Japan's Gonoi on TIME100 Next list

Japan's Gonoi on TIME100 Next list

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, on July 25, 2023. Gonoi was named by Time magazine on the 2023 TIME100 Next emerging leaders list for her fight for justice as a victim of sexual violence at SDF, where she served until June 2022.

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Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a woman who was sexually harassed while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2023. Gonoi has filed a civil lawsuit against the state and her assailants.

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Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Ex-Japan SDF member Gonoi

Rina Gonoi, a woman who was sexually harassed while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2023. Gonoi has filed a civil lawsuit against the state and her assailants.

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