It follows widespread reports of train gropers targeting students who were heading to university entrance exams over the ...

TOKYO -- Women-only washrooms will soon be installed on shinkansen bullet trains running in west and central Japan to meet passenger needs, two operators announced on Dec. 13. The changes will ...

"Laapataa Ladies," directed by Kiran Rao, is shortlisted for the 2024 Japan Academy Film Prize in the best international film ...

Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai) said it will start replacing almost half of the shared toilets with women-only toilets on shinkansen trains this month, with work to be completed by March 15. JR ...

Women-only train carriages could combat the rise in sexual ... only carriages - which have been tested in countries including Japan, Brazil and Mexico - could create a "safe space".

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced that all Tokaido and Sanyo bullet trains will feature women’s-only restrooms by next spring. The company said Dec. 13 that about half of the ...

In September last year, rail minister, Claire Perry, proposed gender segregation on public transport, and counties including Japan, Brazil and India have all adopted women-only modes of transport.

Young women who ... posed by chikan, a Japanese term for perverts or gropers. The decision comes after widespread reports of chikan targeting teenage candidates on crowded trains as they travelled ...