{"product_id":"black-box-shiori-ito-9781952177972","title":"Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #Metoo Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Box \u003c\/em\u003eis a riveting, sobering memoir that chronicles one woman's struggle for justice, calling for changes to an industry--and in society at large--to ensure that future victims of sexual assault can come forward without being silenced and humiliated.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2015, an aspiring young journalist named Shiori Ito charged prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi with rape. After meeting up for drinks and networking, Ito remembers regaining consciousness in a hotel room while being assaulted. But when she went to the police, Ito was told that her case was a \"black box\"--untouchable and unprosecutable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpon publication in 2017, Ito's searing account foregrounded the #MeToo movement in Japan and became the center of an urgent cultural and legal shift around recognizing sexual assault and gender-based violence. As international outlets covered every step of her story--even documenting it in the BBC film \u003cem\u003eJapan's Secret Shame\u003c\/em\u003e--this book launched a societal reckoning. At the end of 2019, Ito won a civil case against Yamaguchi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith careful and quiet fury, \u003cem\u003eBlack Box\u003c\/em\u003e recounts a broken system of repression and violence--but it also heralds the beginning of a new solidarity movement seeking a more equitable path toward justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shiori Ito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952177979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952177972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2021","brand":"Shiori Ito","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053671051519,"sku":"9781952177972","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad627c41-2e73-435a-93d3-ab667cdcb57d.jpg?v=1685025600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-box-shiori-ito-9781952177972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}