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TOKYO Japan is very proud of its trains, and in many ways rightfully so. The country has one of the cleanest, most reliable, and most convenient rail networks to be found anywhere on the planet. But it isn’t perfect, and the undeniably worst part of train travel in Japan is the possibility of encountering a chikan, or groper, onboard. Rail operators have tried various countermeasures to attempt to prevent gropings, but the actions of one East Japan Railway Co (JR East) worker have been drawing criticism after a video taken at Shinjuku Station in downtown Tokyo on Aug 30 recently...

Here is a light-hearted Saturday story of chivalry with a dash of comedy.Japanese TV reported this story today. Here is the video clip.It seems a young Japanese lady, minding her own business, became the target of a sexual harasser (so-called "chikan") at an underground stairway in a Tokyo subway station.Just as the women was being accosted by the perp, it happened that too rather beefy, young, sumo wrestlers were passing by. Great timing.Needless to say, they made 'chanko nabe' of that little pervert in no time at all, grabbing a hold of him, getting him in a headlock, and...

Japan 'groper' dies after fleeing A Japanese man has died after being tackled by fellow train passengers who believed he had molested a woman during the morning rush hour. The man fled the train at a station in the city of Osaka after a 20-year-old student accused him of groping her. The 40-year-old was brought to the ground by four male passengers, who included at least one off-duty police officer. He died later in hospital. Women-only carriages run on some trains in Japan because of groping complaints. The college student accused the man of groping her on Tuesday, shortly...