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12. Japan has had to do that and more for decades.

Various methods have been used over the years to combat groping, one of the most prominent ones being women-only train carriages, which were introduced in Tokyo in 2000.

A more recent prevention method is a smartphone application called Digi Police that was introduced by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in 2016.

The app has multiple functions aimed at ensuring citizen’s safety, including an anti-groping mode through which users can ask for help from people around them — even in situations where they are too scared to verbally speak up — by showing a screen with an SOS message on it.

An individual who notices something odd can also use their screen to silently ask a victim if they are OK. The app also receives notifications about crimes that have occurred in the local area, including groping cases.


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/18/japan/explainer/dj-soda-incident-spotlights-prevalence-of-groping-in-japan/