Associated Press

TOKYO - Nearly 64 percent of Japanese women in their 20s and 30s participating in a survey said they've been groped on trains, subways or at transit stations in Tokyo, according to a news report Tuesday.

Groping has long been a problem on Tokyo's crowded commuter trains and subways, particularly during rush hour.

In recent years "women only" cars have been used in December, when trains are often packed with drunken male office workers on their way home from company parties.

Gropers can be imprisoned for up to seven years or fined up to $485.

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