7 Types of Harassment in Japan

From power struggles to peer pressure, here are seven types of intimidation you’ll encounter in Japan—and some ways to turn the tables. A few years ago, after seemingly being pigeonholed as an English teacher in job after job, I was excited to finally have my first non-teaching office position in Japan. My excitement waned, however, with each red flag I noticed. I was repeatedly held late at the office, alone with the much older male CEO, while my coworkers were given permission to leave. I was pressured several times into drinking alone with the CEO, while other coworkers never were. And fina...