Japanese Women Get Own Subway Cars

Aljazeera: Japan women get own subway cars

Tokyo has began its first women-only subway car during the morning rush hour in a bid to crack down on groping, which is rampant on the Japanese capital's crowded trains.

The special carriage, which started operating on Monday, runs from 7.30am to 9.30am on the Saikyo Line. This line does a loop around Tokyo and is notorious for groping due to the relatively long distance between stations.

A police report in February said groping on Tokyo trains had tripled over the past eight years. It urged rail firms to set up more women-only cars.