CHANGE: Domestic abuse soars in Japan, and it’s men reporting women for the violence. “Reports of women getting violent or abusing men have skyrocketed in Japan in recent years, with experts suggesting economic decline and a ‘calm and gentle’ male culture shift may be driving the animosity. . . . But the real figure could be far higher, as most incidents are not reported to the authorities, according to Cabinet Office statistics. In 2017, 14.5 per cent of 5,000 Japanese men who replied to a study said they had been on the receiving end of domestic violence, up from 10.8 per cent in 2014 and 8.1 per cent in 2002.”