{"id":9276,"date":"2025-10-22T22:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/i-want-to-tell-the-world-japanese-woman-raped-by-father-breaks-silence-after-his-eight-year-jail-sentence\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T22:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:23:37","slug":"i-want-to-tell-the-world-japanese-woman-raped-by-father-breaks-silence-after-his-eight-year-jail-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/i-want-to-tell-the-world-japanese-woman-raped-by-father-breaks-silence-after-his-eight-year-jail-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I want to tell the world\u2019: Japanese woman raped by father breaks silence after his eight-year jail sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOYAMA, Oct 22 — A Japanese court handed down an eight-year jail sentence on Tuesday to the father of a woman who publicly accused him of rape, a rare case in the country where many victims stay anonymous.<\/p>\n

Koji Daimon was convicted of raping his daughter Riho Fukuyama in 2016, when she was in high school.<\/p>\n

He admitted to the act but maintained his innocence, arguing that “my daughter was in a state where she could have resisted”.<\/p>\n

In the ruling, judge Toshiaki Umezawa said that “given that the victim continues to suffer physical and mental distress to this day… the consequences must be deemed grave”.<\/p>\n

Fukuyama says the rapes began when she was in junior high school, when her mother was not at home.<\/p>\n

Fukuyama went public in March last year following the arrest of her father.<\/p>\n

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Just a handful of other victims of similar crimes have revealed their identities in Japan.<\/p>\n

“I was relieved” after hearing the ruling, Fukuyama told reporters gathered outside the court in Toyama, a coastal city in central Japan.<\/p>\n

“I want to tell the world sexual violence within families does exist. Please don’t look away from victims.”<\/p>\n

At a press conference later, she said: “I want to tell myself: well done.”<\/p>\n

But she described the trial as “extremely tough”.<\/p>\n

“It was painful to talk about things I wouldn’t discuss even with close friends, like in what (body) position” she was raped, she said.<\/p>\n

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“I had to return to my past self and vividly recall the details.”<\/p>\n

Fukuyama said she has suffered from flashbacks and nightmares in the years since she was raped.<\/p>\n

Her husband Yoshiki Fukuyama, also present at the press conference, said she used to cry for hours and only felt safe with four locks on the door.<\/p>\n

“I want people to know this is the reality of those who have suffered sexual violence,” he said tearfully, urging people to “stand up” for other victims.<\/p>\n

Journalist, soldier go public <\/strong><\/p>\n

Among victims who have chosen to go public with their accusations are journalist Shiori Ito, who won a landmark civil case against a prominent TV reporter she accused of raping her.<\/p>\n

And in 2021, Rina Gonoi accused fellow soldiers of sexual assault, and three of them were later given suspended sentences. She left the military after the assault.<\/p>\n

Both women were praised for their bravery in coming forward but also received a barrage of online hate, which forced Ito to move to London.<\/p>\n

In a recent high-profile case, an Osaka prosecutor accused her former boss of raping her, but she remains anonymous as she hopes to return to work.<\/p>\n

Even though there has been no major #MeToo movement like those elsewhere around the world, modest-sized rallies against sexual violence sprang up across Japan after several alleged rapists were acquitted in 2019.<\/p>\n

Law changes have also helped. The definition of rape was broadened in 2017, while the need for victims to prove violence or intimidation was removed in 2023.<\/p>\n

As Fukuyama’s assaults predated the law changes, the local prosecutors office indicted her father under the then-applicable offence.<\/p>\n

“I know victims are suffering,” Riho Fukuyama said. “I know it’s hard, but please speak up and ask for help.”<\/p>\n

“You have allies,” she said. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TOYAMA, Oct 22 — A Japanese court handed down an eight-year jail sentence on Tuesday to the father of a woman who publicly accused him of rape, a rare case in the country where many victims stay anonymous. Koji Daimon was convicted of raping his daughter Riho Fukuyama in 2016, when she was in high…<\/p>\n

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