Toyama, Japan, Oct 21, 2025 (AFP) - Japanese man jailed after rare public accusation of rape

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2025-10-21

A Japanese court handed down an eight-year jail sentence 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 school. He admitted to the act but maintained his innocence, arguing that "my daughter was in a state where she could have resisted". In the ruling, judge Toshiaki Umezaw......

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