Not asking because of a specific incident, just curious.

It’s kind of a stereotype of Japanese men that they have this odd fetish for school girls (Sailor Moon, anyone?) It’s often portrayed in their anime (cartoons) and graphic novels as a source of comic relief, but it’s also a real occurrence: Subways in Japan really do have Beware of Perverts signs posted.

So my question is, does anyone know how wide-spread this really is, and how serious an issue is? Does Japan have more instances of sexual harrassment than other industrialized countries? Or is it not really taken seriously?

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