The First Japanese Survey on Violence Against Women in Collaboration With FRA (EU)

• In Event: Victimization of Women Around the World

Abstract

FRA, European Agency for Fundamental Rights, conducted an EU wide survey in 2014, the first of its kind, on violence against women across the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU). It is based on interviews with 42,000 women across the EU, who were asked about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including incidents of intimate partner violence (‘domestic violence’). We conducted the same survey in Japan in 2016 based on an agreement and advice of FRA. We will present the results of the Japanese survey on violence against women with some comparative analysis between EU and Japan.

Authors

• Koichi Hamai, Ryukoku university

• Masahiro Tsushima, Ryukoku University