Journalist in Japan's #MeToo movement sues cartoonist for defamation

Shiori Ito, a journalist and symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement, sued cartoonist Toshiko Hasumi for damages on Monday for allegedly defaming her on Twitter.In a suit filed with the Tokyo District Court, Ito is seeking 5.5 million yen ($50,000) in damages from Hasumi for five posts she made between June 2017 and last December that included an illustration of a woman who appears to be Ito, and 2.2 million yen from a creator and a doctor, both men, who allegedly spread the posts.She is also asking for the posts to be taken down.In a country where few sexual assault victims come forward, Ito, 31…READ FULL ARTICLE