Shiori Ito

The Best Books of 2021

The Best Books of 2021

As is PopMatters‘ ethos throughout our 22 years of publishing, there’s a strong current of feminism electrifying our picks for the Best Books of 2021.

Shiori Ito and the ‘Black Box’ of Sexual Assault in Japan

Shiori Ito and the ‘Black Box’ of Sexual Assault in Japan

Shiori Ito’s memoir ‘Black Box’ smashes open the legal norms that box in sexual assault victim’s rights in Japan and drags the system’s misogyny into the light.