A Tokyo court will Wednesday rule on a damages lawsuit by journalist Shiori Ito, who has accused a former TV anchor with close ties to Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe of rape.
Ito, 30, is seeking 11 million yen ($100,000) in compensation from former reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, claiming he raped her after inviting her to dinner to discuss a job opportunity in 2015.
The case has made headlines in
Japan and abroad, as it is rare for rape victims to report the crime to the
police -- according to a 2017 government survey, only four percent of women come forward.