As reports of subway groping rise, Japanese try women-only cars

In early May, seven private railways and two subway operators in the Tokyo area decided to introduce women-only cars in order to cut down on the number of groping incidents on crowded trains, reports Knight Ridder News.

A police spokesman said groping has been a problem for many years, but that the number of arrests has gone up because these days most young women carry cell phones capable of sending e-mail and taking pictures, and they're using them to report offenses.

Some men, however, are protesting.

"This system is discriminating against men," he said. "We pay the same fare and yet are labeled as evil persons. Not all men are gropers. This is insulting."

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