Nearly 70 percent of women say they've been fondled on public transportation in Japan. The UV stamp from Shachihata is intended to identify gropers, or 'chikan.'
On Tuesday Japanese manufacturer Shachihata launched a UV stamp housed in a yellow cylinder not much larger than a tube of lipstick. The pad's colorless ink can be stamped on the hand of aShachihata's UV stamp is designed to be used on"chikan" or subway gropers.Each tube costs 2500 yen, or about $23.50, and the initial run of 500 units sold out within an hour, according to Shachihata.
Sexual harassment and assault is an ongoing problem on Japanese subways, where as much of 70 percent of young women. Many commuter stations have signs proclaiming,"Chikan is a crime" and"Beware of chikan," and being convicted of subway fondling is punishable by fines of up to 500,000 yen and six months in prison.
Some train lines have introduced women-only cars, but groups of men have been boarding them in protest, claiming gender discrimination. And critics say few women press charges—some because of societal pushback, others because they don't want to be late for work. Some just assume finding aExecutives at Shachihata say they were inspired to create the stamp
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