Sep 20 (barrons.com) - The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced on Tuesday, as the country grapples with an abuse scandal at the biggest boyband agency.
The hotline will be available to boys and men for three months from Friday and specialists will take calls for counselling, according to the Cabinet Office.
The Japanese government has been offering a 24-hour hotline for both male and female sexual abuse victims, but a Cabinet Office official told AFP that there were concerns that men might feel reluctant to use the service.
The new hotline is part of the government's "emergency plan" against sexual abuse of children.
Source: TBS NEWS