She is 25 at the time and an intern at Thomson Reuters. In the film, Ito remembers meeting Yamaguchi for dinner, losing consciousness during the meal and waking up to Yamaguchi allegedly raping ...

A producer of the hit Japanese anime film Your Name has been handed a four-year prison sentence on charges of obscene acts towards minors. The sentence was handed to Ito, one of the producers of ...

Please proceed with caution. The producer of the three films, Kouichirou Itou, has been a long-time collaborator of Makoto Shinkai before even Your Name. Unfortunately, last year, Itou was arrested ...

The Wakayama District Court has sentenced on Friday 53-year-old anime producer Kouichirou Itou to four years in prison for committing nonconsensual sexual intercourse with three minor girls ...

Anime producer Kouichirou Itou has received his final sentencing. He had been charged with rape, plus breaking laws related to child prostitution and child pornography. He will receive four years ...

Mountain rescue crews in north Wales are at breaking point due to huge increase in call outs due to TikTok and Instagram influencers drawing 'unprecedented' crowds. It comes after two deaths ...

Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards. By Kiuko Notoya and Martin ...

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's debut documentary "Black Box Diaries" is not only one of the most acclaimed films of the year, but also a high point in Japanese cinema. Nominated for Best ...