The gravure idol and actress Ayano Sumida has released a statement about inappropriate physical contact at a launch event she recently held. On January 27, Sumida posted on social media about “contact” with someone that wasn’t included in the “perks” that attendees had purchased. The incident took place on January 25 at a launch event…

A month ago, we wrote about the trial of former House of Representatives member Tamotsu Shiiki underway at Tokyo District Court, accused of sexually assaulting a junior high school first grader in a karaoke parlor in Kabukicho. Shiiki’s excuse was that he “didn’t ejaculate.” He also tried to claim that he was trying to help…