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Top court acquits professor of groping girl on train

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nagura, a 63-year-old professor at the National Defense Medical College, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. The Supreme Court acquitted him the same day of groping a high school girl on a train in the first instance of the apex court overturning previous guilty rulings in a molestation case.

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Man sentenced to death for killing 7-yr-old girl in Nara

NARA, Japan - People line up to get tickets to enter the Nara District Court in Nara Prefecture on Sept. 26. The court sentenced Kaoru Kobayashi to death for kidnapping Kaede Ariyama, a 7-year-old girl, for the purpose of molestation and killing her in Nara Prefecture in 2004.

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Okinawa governor protests molestation case involving U.S. airman

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets Lt. Gen. Robert Blackman (L), commander of the U.S. Marines in Japan, at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on July 5 to file a protest over the alleged molestation of a 10-year-old girl by a U.S. airman in Okinawa.

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LDP lawmaker to quit after arrest for alleged molestation

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe is about to leave a press conference room March 10 after speaking on the arrest earlier in the day of LDP House of Representatives member Kazuyoshi Nakanishi on suspicion of molesting a woman. Takebe said Nakanishi expressed his intention to give up his lower house seat.

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Kokushikan Univ. soccer players arrested over molestation

TOKYO, Japan - Two officials of Tokyo's Kokushikan University bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference on Dec. 1 following the arrest of 15 members of the school's soccer team on suspicion of group molestation of a 15-year-old girl.

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U.S. Marine given suspended sentence for molestation

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Marine Maj. Michael Brown leaves the Naha District Court in Naha on July 8 after being given a one-year prison term, suspended for three years, for attempted molestation and property destruction.

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JR Saikyo Line starts 'Women Only' car to counter groping

TOKYO, Japan - A carriage of a train on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Saikyo Line carries a ''Women Only'' sign on its window at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 2. The company introduced the late-night women-only car on a trial basis in a bid to prevent molestation of women on its trains.

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Okinawan people protest over molesting incident

NAHA, Japan - Okinawan people stage a rally in front of the headquarters of U.S. Marines in the village of Kitanakagusuku, central Okinawa Prefecture, on July 8 to protest over the recent alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa. Some 100 people joined the rally organized by a women's civic group in Okinawa.

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U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (C), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, visits Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (far R) on July 6 and apologizes for a U.S. marine's alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl from the city of Okinawa. Hailston was accompanied by U.S. Consul-General of Okinawa Robert Luke (L).

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Thai boy sues Japanese man for alleged molestation

TOYOHASHI, Japan - A group of lawyers walk down to the Toyohashi branch of the Nagoya District Court on Dec. 16 to file a lawsuit against a Japanese man on behalf of a 15-year-old Thai boy, who was allegedly molested by the man in a Thai hotel room three years ago. The suit is the first in Japan alleging a Japanese national inflicted sexual abuse on children abroad, the boy's lawyers said.

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Kokushikan Univ. soccer players arrested over molestation

TOKYO, Hapan - Two officials of Tokyo's Kokushikan University bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference on Dec. 1 folowing the arrest of 15 members of the school's soccer team on suspicion of group molestation of a 15-year-old girl. (Kyodo)

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LDP lawmaker to quit after arrest for alleged molestation

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe is about to leave a press conference room March 10 after speaking on the arrest earlier in the day of LDP House of Representatives member Kazuyoshi Nakanishi on suspicion of molesting a woman. Takebe said Nakanishi expressed his intention to give up his lower house seat. (Kyodo)

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Okinawan people protest over molesting incident+

NAHA, Japan - Okinawan people stage a rally in front of the headquarters of U.S. Marines in the village of Kitanakagusuku, central Okinawa Prefecture, on July 8 to protest over the recent alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa. Some 100 people joined the rally organized by a women's civic group in Okinawa.

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Man sentenced to death for killing 7-yr-old girl in Nara

NARA, Japan - People line up to get tickets to enter the Nara District Court in Nara Prefecture on Sept. 26. The court sentenced Kaoru Kobayashi to death for kidnapping Kaede Ariyama, a 7-year-old girl, for the purpose of molestation and killing her in Nara Prefecture in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Man sentenced to death for killing 7-yr-old girl in Nara

NARA, Japan - The Nara District Court sentenced Kaoru Kobayashi to death Sept. 26 for kidnapping Kaede Ariyama, a 7-year-old girl, for the purpose of molestation and killing her in Nara Prefecture in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Top court acquits professor of groping girl on train

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nagura, a 63-year-old professor at the National Defense Medical College, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. The Supreme Court acquitted him the same day of groping a high school girl on a train in the first instance of the apex court overturning previous guilty rulings in a molestation case. (Kyodo)

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Anti-molestation campaign

Chiharu Yamamoto stands next to her best award-winning badge design against sexual molestation in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2018. Six award-winning designs will be featured on products to be sold on the Internet and at train station shops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Marine given suspended sentence for molestation

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Marine Maj. Michael Brown leaves the Naha District Court in Naha on July 8 after being given a one-year prison term, suspended for three years, for attempted molestation and property destruction. (Kyodo)

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JR Saikyo Line starts 'Women Only' car to counter groping

TOKYO, Japan - A carriage of a train on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Saikyo Line carries a ''Women Only'' sign on its window at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 2. The company introduced the late-night women-only car on a trial basis in a bid to prevent molestation of women on its trains.

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U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (C), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, visits Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (far R) on July 6 and apologizes for a U.S. marine's alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl from the city of Okinawa. Hailston was accompanied by U.S. Consul-General of Okinawa Robert Luke (L).

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Thai boy sues Japanese man for alleged molestation

TOYOHASHI, Japan - A group of lawyers walk down to the Toyohashi branch of the Nagoya District Court on Dec. 16 to file a lawsuit against a Japanese man on behalf of a 15-year-old Thai boy, who was allegedly molested by the man in a Thai hotel room three years ago. The suit is the first in Japan alleging a Japanese national inflicted sexual abuse on children abroad, the boy's lawyers said.