A friend of mine who bought a used cell phone in Tokyo was struggling with the sound in a German library when he had to photograph several pages for his work. This is because men are increasingly photographing women under their skirts, i.e. Incidentally, for similar reasons, cell phones in Japan are set so that the camera sound cannot be muted. While such signs used to be more of a warning to women (“Don't wear short skirts”), they now address perpetrators (“Harassment is a crime” – no shit, Sherlock). At the same time, there are more and more signs at train stations that draw attention to these attacks. railway wagons that can only be used by women at rush hour times. For this reason, the "women only wagon" was introduced about 20 years ago, i.e. Many girls and women are paralyzed and don't dare to say anything against it. Some even go under the clothes, others approach minors. At such moments, there are men who take advantage of this: Since no one can move, they rub against women or grope them from top to bottom. Although the train runs punctually every two or three minutes, passengers are crushed in each car.
The cliché that Japanese train cars are packed to the brim at rush hour is definitely true in Tokyo. Both of my experiences, on the other hand, are part of everyday life for many. I say luckily because most women experience much scarier things. My experiences with sexual harassment in Japan are fortunately (!) limited to pick-up lines at the train station and groping on the train. Because after an incident like this, women are the ones who have to live with trauma, maybe even lifelong fear. That's how angry I am at men who think they can do anything. If I could, I would cut off the tails of all these men. No matter what country I'm in, there are nasty men everywhere - be it chasing me in a car for half an hour or being an exhibitionist in a subway carriage at night. To ward off laundry thieves, single women should also hang up men's underpants Photo: imagebroker/imago In Japan, on the other hand, they are rarely whistled at – instead, men prefer to steal their underwear. Catcalling is part of everyday life for many women.
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