In what seems to be a case of the long arm of justice being served and a resolution after 15 years, a court ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay 19.75 million yen ($156000) to a female journalist.

We welcome a Tokyo civil court’s landmark decision to rule in favor of our colleague journalist Shiori Ito, who boldly filed a rape lawsuit against a senior reporter in the country, Noriyuki Yamaguchi. However, we believe that much change is needed in the country’s legal system before victims of sexual assault can truly feel safe.