While changing attitudes to ensure it doesn\u2019t happen in the first place, Japan is taking yet more measures to tackle a serious problem<\/p>\n
Groping on public transport is a problem the world over, but the scale of it in Japan, where it is known as \u201cchikan<\/em>\u201d<\/a>, is infamous. According to Tokyo\u2019s metropolitan police department, 1,750 cases of groping or molestation were reported in 2017, with more than 50% of sexual harassment cases occurring on trains, and a further 20% in train stations. Some reports suggest that more than 75% of all Japanese women have been groped.<\/p>\n No wonder women there are looking for a deterrent. Introducing the latest gadget: a stamp that brands gropers with invisible ink<\/a>, which police can then reveal with UV light. It is the latest measure to try to fix the problem. Others have included women-only train carriages \u2013 which are still occupied<\/a> by groups of men in protest, despite having been introduced over two decades ago \u2013 and an app that enables victims<\/a> to play a voice shouting \u201cStop it!\u201d at ear-piercing volume or bring up a full-screen message reading: \u201cThere is a molester. Please help,\u201d to other passengers.<\/p>\n