Japan to make senior gov't officials take courses on sexual harassment

The Japanese government will oblige senior officials to take courses aimed at preventing sexual harassment following a series of revelations of improper behavior involving high-ranking bureaucrats, a government source said Wednesday.Currently, newly promoted senior officials are subject to such programs. But the recent scandals have prompted the government to expand the coverage to include those who took up director or higher-ranking posts before the programs were introduced, the source said.The Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs, which oversees personnel matters of high-ranking officials,…READ FULL ARTICLE