LONDON -- Despite Japan's reputation for lagging behind other advanced economies in its treatment of sexual harassment cases, its citizens appear less tolerant of such behavior than their peers in other Asian countries and they want tougher penalties for offenders, according to a recent survey run by market research company Kantar on behalf of Nikkei Asian Review.
The survey, carried out by Kantar's Lightspeed division, questioned 2,600 citizens across India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. It found that "sekuhara" -- the Japanese term for sexual harassment -- was an issue that people felt needed to be addressed. Some 14.6% of Japanese respondents had personally experienced harassment in the workplace and 16% said close friends or relatives had.
