Waka Ikeda is a Tokyo-based freelance journalist covering society, culture and the movie industry.
"Black Box Diaries," a critically acclaimed documentary about a Japanese woman's journey after a sexual assault, has been nominated for an Oscar. Normally, there is media fanfare when a film gains international recognition, but this movie remains unreleased in Japan -- not because of a public backlash or censorship, but because of something deeper: a cultural emphasis on collective consent.
