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Harassment probe of SDF launched after sexual assault claim

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The watchdog will also examine whether relevant rules and regulations about harassment consultation were followed and how they were handled.

ahh.... the get-out card!

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A very late development but at least it seems Japan is slowly coming into the 21st century,

The period of the comprehensive investigation depends on the number of serious cases the watchdog ultimately handles.

Seeing the increase of reports this may mean years will be necessary, a clear, opportune deadline at least for preliminary results should be given.

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This would have be the photo of the month. Very provocative, stunning and forcefully .

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SDF harassment arimasu

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If cases are deemed serious or potentially criminal, the watchdog will conduct individual interviews and quickly investigate the relevant unit.

oh really? And who determines if it’s “serious” or not?

the officers who committed the harassment?

While SDF members are given a late October deadline to report their cases, others, such as those dispatched overseas, can do so until the end of November.

wow! A whole 2 months? And then what? They expect all cases to never happening again? Typical.

How about you guys do these checks and investigations week in and week out, for life?

clearly this has been going on for decades ok and won’t stop any time soon.

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As someone who has worked in the military, all I can say is good luck. It can either go the following ways: the watchdogs really do their job and crackdown on those who do the deed, or just do it for show in order to comply with the orders of the top brass. Either way, I'm sure these offenders will continue serving and sexual assaults will still continue.

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Unfortunately this is not unique to Japan there have been cases in the Australian forces too, notably the Navy. The confined proximity of the sexes in the armed forces, especially the navies, is inevitably a "pressure cooker" for this sort of thing, even more so than offices. Clear teaching on enlistment, clear procedures for investigation, and clearly stated punishments when found guilty will at least make offenders less likely to offend.

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I have repeatedly read in different locations over the years, the very people that reports of sexual harassment get submitted to, turn around and do the very same thing to the victims.

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I love this article. Spot on! I hope the sexual deviants are caught and put into a clean jail cell. That would be great!

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I am sure they will come out with a rule book stating what can be considered/reported as harassment with a small section to include sexual harassment.

Followed which there will be an education program for say 3 years to make it clear to all SDF members.

As a countermeasure, induction of female members will be .....???

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In my country found another case, it was in the military found 6 soldiers who are LGBT have been punished

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Awa no GaijinToday  08:57 am JST

To be completely honest with the headline and the photo combined i momentarily felt violated.

Really not appropriate wording or photo.

I'm honestly sorry you were violated. Personally I think they should have taken a stern shot shiowing the JMSDF ensign instead of the hinomaru.

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clearly this has been going on for decades ok and won’t stop any time soon.

It has been going in the US Armed Forces for decades as well, and only during the past decade or so has it really to attention full force. Then-Pres. Obama never served a day in the military but when the Air Force Academy scandal erupted, for the first time I saw that 'Mr. Nice Guy' lose his cool composure. He really got PISSED OFF. He knows enough that MST (Military Sexual Trauma) hurts the troops and disrupys military order and discipline.

Tony W.Sep. 14  08:49 am JST

Unfortunately this is not unique to Japan there have been cases in the Australian forces too, notably the Navy. The confined proximity of the sexes in the armed forces, especially the navies, is inevitably a "pressure cooker" for this sort of thing, even more so than offices. Clear teaching on enlistment, clear procedures for investigation, and clearly stated punishments when found guilty will at least make offenders less likely to offend.

Rape has nothing to do with 'confined proximity of the sexes in the armed forces'. It has nothing to do with sexual attraction at all, or even lust. It's a crime of violence and intimidation. And BION, the ratio of men and women in the US military getting raped is about 50/50. That's right, Virginia. Many men get raped in there too. A LOT. The Award-winning documentary 'The Invisible War' shows tremendous detail on the problem and more people need to see it.

And even worse, it appears to be a scourge in several nations' militaries. It's sickening and SAD.

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