Commuters in Japan are snapping up an insurance policy that promises to provide them with immediate legal advice if they are falsely accused of groping another passenger aboard one of the nation’s notoriously crowded trains. File photo: AFP
Commuters in Japan are snapping up an insurance policy that promises to provide them with immediate legal advice if they are falsely accused of groping another passenger aboard one of the nation’s notoriously crowded trains. File photo: AFP
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Japan train commuters buy ‘groper insurance’ to defend against sexual assault claims

The issue of women being molested on trains has long been a problem in Japan

Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall

Updated: 10:09pm, 30 May, 2017

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Commuters in Japan are snapping up an insurance policy that promises to provide them with immediate legal advice if they are falsely accused of groping another passenger aboard one of the nation’s notoriously crowded trains. File photo: AFP
Commuters in Japan are snapping up an insurance policy that promises to provide them with immediate legal advice if they are falsely accused of groping another passenger aboard one of the nation’s notoriously crowded trains. File photo: AFP
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