12% decline in female military applicants in Japan due to sexual harassment cases and a lack of centralized oversight.

Japan struggles to recruit women for its military amid a wave of sexual harassment cases, with the number of female applicants declining 12% in the year ending March 2023. Victims blame an entrenched culture of harassment and lack of centralized oversight of training as contributing factors. The SDF aims to recruit more women, but these issues could deter women from joining the force.

May 13, 2024
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