2.08.2004
A defender for Japan's battered women
Here's an article I've turned up recently in my attempt to address the question of violence in Japan. This woman is located in a suburb just next to my own.
According to the article, as many as 27% of Japanese wives have been abused by their husbands. I don't really know if CSM's stats are reliable or not, but that number seems quite mind-boggling. The fact that, as late as 1996, there were no more than 30 private shelters for victims of domestic abuse in the entire country does start to make the figure more believable. It's just so hush hush.
According to the article, as many as 27% of Japanese wives have been abused by their husbands. I don't really know if CSM's stats are reliable or not, but that number seems quite mind-boggling. The fact that, as late as 1996, there were no more than 30 private shelters for victims of domestic abuse in the entire country does start to make the figure more believable. It's just so hush hush.
