Current Events > Groper defends himself by claiming he only groped one breast, not two.

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On the night of Jan 24, a criminal incident occurred in the town of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. A mountain resort famed for its beautiful natural scenery and historical buildings, Nikko is a popular destination for leisure travelers in east Japan, and on the night in question a 24-year-old woman from another part of Tochigi was at a hotel in the city, no doubt expecting to have a pleasant evening enjoying the local hospitality. Unfortunately, a 60-year-old Tochigi resident who was also at the hotel decided to enjoy himself by squeezing the womans chest without her consent.

Details are still scarce, with the exact location within the hotel where the groping took place, any events leading up to it, and whether the victim knew the man or not all unclear. What does seem clear, though, is that the touching was unwanted, as the police were summoned and the man arrested on suspicion of forced indecency, the customary legal charge for groping in Japan.

The vast majority of the time in Japan, criminals admit to their wrongdoing when caught. In this case, though, the man has denied the chargesor at least he half-denies them. When told he was being arrested for grabbing the womans breasts and body, he asserted:
I touched her breast, but I did not touch both of them.

In the Japanese language, theres generally no difference between singular and plural nouns. Ringo, for example, is the word for both apple and apples, and mune can be used for both breast and breasts.

So when the man was told he was being arrested for touching the womans mune, it could be interpreted as either one or both, and he wanted to make it clear that while he was admitting to touching the womans mune, he denied touching ryomune (both breasts)Maybe he thinks that limiting the scale of the groping to one half of the womans chest will make it easier to bargain for a lighter punishment.

As in the case of the other man in Japan who recently admitted to robbing a taxi driver but denied that he used impolite speech in the process, though, its unlikely to get him off the hook.

Full Article: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/groper-arrested-in-nikko-insists-he-did-not-grab-both-breasts-but-just-one

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Ah yes. The " Well AChwkalllly!" defense. A legal classic.

What a piece of shit