| Description |
x, 242 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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New approaches to Asian history |
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New approaches to Asian history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-232) and index. |
| Summary |
"On 18 December 2019, a young woman by the name of It Shiori stepped outside the Tokyo District Court holding up a banner reading "victory" (shso). The court had ruled that It had been assaulted by Yamaguchi Noriyuki, a prominent journalist, who would be punished for his crime. This was a significant result given that Japan's sex crime laws do not consider consent; instead, they require evidence of violence and intimidation-which can be difficult to successfully litigate. But with this case the fact that the court had found her "highly trustworthy" marked new ground, bringing It to express hope that her case would instigate a change in the law. A few months later, Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for her contribution to Japan's #MeToo movement. While It's courage was indeed in part inspired by the global reverberations of what had begun under that hashtag, the critique of sexual and gender relations in Japan has a much longer history"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Sex role -- Japan.
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Sex -- Japan.
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Sexism -- Japan.
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Feminism -- Japan.
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Feminism (OCoLC)fst00922671
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Sex (OCoLC)fst01114160
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Sex role (OCoLC)fst01114598
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Sexism (OCoLC)fst01114686
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Japan (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| ISBN |
9781108420655 (hardcover) |
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1108420656 (hardcover) |
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9781108430722 (paperback) |
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1108430724 (paperback) |
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9781108354967 (epub) |
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9781108359627 (PDF ebook) |
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