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Journalist Shiori Ito will receive 3.3 million yen (more than $30,000) in damages after she wins high-profile Japanese MeToo court case

Tokyo, Japan A freelance journalist who became a symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement has won a civil case against the high-profile journalist she accused of raping her.

In a packed Tokyo District Court room on Wednesday, a judge ordered Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay 3.3 million yen, or more than $30,000, in damages to Shiori Ito. Ito sought 11 million yen, or more than $100,000, in damages to compensate for her physical and emotional suffering. Ito alleged that in 2015, Yamaguchi — a former reporter for Tokyo Broadcasting System — invited her out for dinner and then raped her.

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