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In Japan, survivors of sexual abuse almost never use their real names.
In 2024, Riho Fukuyama did.
She was 25 when she stood up publicly and named her own father as the man who had raped her — repeatedly, in their home in Toyama, from 8th grade through her second year of high school. At least eight times.
Her father was arrested. In court, he didn’t deny the sex happened.
He argued she could have fought back.
That her silence meant consent.
The trial court didn’t buy it. Eight years in prison. The judge called it “cowardly and cruel,” and wrote this about why she didn’t resist:
“She was forced to carry the unthinkable — being raped by her own father — entirely alone. Psychologically, she was cornered. She had almost no will left to fight.”
He appealed. Today, the Nagoya High Court threw it out.
Eight years stands.
After the ruling, Riho told reporters:
“I’m grateful they finally heard what I’ve been trying to say.”
She now runs a foundation that helps other survivors of family sexual abuse find the courage — and the legal footing — to press charges.
In Japan, this kind of abuse has long been called an invisible crime.
Riho made it visible by putting her
