Sexual assault of schoolgirls is commonplace on Japan’s public transportation, but now more girls are speaking out. Schoolgirls face groping and worse on Japan's crowded city subway lines [Shiori Ito/Al Jazeera] Additional reporting by Shiori Ito. Tokyo, Japan – Tamaka Ogawa was about 10 years old when she was sexually assaulted for the first time. It was a public holiday and she was on the subway
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