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Is Japan’s Top Politician Behind a Shameful Rape Cover-Up?
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
‘Japanese women shouldn’t suffer rape or injustice in silence anymore.’ A simple declaration by a victim has provoked a complex political crisis.
Jake Adelstein
Published
Jun. 20 2017
1:00AM EDT
Toru Hanai/Reuters
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