Japan Military Probe Finds Over 100 Sexual Harassment Cases

Japan Military Probe Finds Over 100 Sexual Harassment Cases
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The Associated Press
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TOKYO—Japan’s army on Thursday fired five servicemen and punished four others in a sexual assault case brought by a former soldier, prompting a rare investigation across the Defense Ministry that found over 100 other complaints of harassment, officials said.

Rina Gonoi filed a sexual harassment case with the Defense Ministry last year, saying she had suffered multiple assaults by several male colleagues, causing her to give up her military career.