“Finger Press,” a monthly magazine, contains timetables and lists of train lines ideal for groping “Chikan Tomo-no-Kai,” the Gropers’ Brotherhood, provides members with lectures, workshops, tips, strategies and training sessions on how to grope without incurring legal consequence. The frequency of the problem led to the installation of all-female train lines, available only during rush hour.ĭeclan Hayes’ “The Japanese Disease” further delved into the scope of this issue, detailing the publications and programs that have grown from a culture consumed by a frightening combination of sexism, misogyny and lasciviousness. According to a 2004 survey conducted in Tokyo, 64 percent of women in their 20s and 30s said that they have been groped on subways and stations. As author Leigh Alexander writes, public transportation in Japan has become a simultaneous breeding ground and haven for “chikan,” who commit their crimes in the safety of crowds in order to mask their identities. As revenge, the man has to terrorize the victim, her sister and her mother by raping them.Ĭonsider the game a product of culture. Gamers play a wealthy man who was jailed as a “chikan” or subway pervert, after raping a young girl. Joining – and very quickly ascending – the ranks of offensive, insensitive, exploitive and demeaning role-playing video games is the recently released “RapeLay,” the title summarizing the distressing premise of the Japanese game. “Grand Theft Auto,” one of the most widely criticized video games, features violence, crime, prostitution and the infamous “hot coffee mod,” which enables an interactive sex scene. “Super Columbine Massacre RPG!,” which includes original media images from that tragic school day, follows teenage gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold through Columbine High School on the day of the shootings. “JFK Reloaded,” released on the 41st anniversary of Kennedy’s death, allows players to reenact his assassination. Until recently, gamers and a concerned public had seen it all.
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