A video of a Japanese man allegedly trying to “trap” a woman and inappropriately touch her on the subway recently went viral online.
The clip, which garnered more than 10 million views, reignited the discourse about the high number of harassment incidents that take place in Japan’s trains and buses.
Some called the man in the video a “chikan,” a Japanese term used to describe both s*xual ab*se on public transport and the perpetrators who commit the offense.
