April 16, 1999

First Japanese University Dismisses a Professor for Sexual Harassment

The University of the Ryukyus last month became the first Japanese national university to dismiss a professor for sexual harassment.

The university, in Okinawa, acted at the request of its agriculture department, where the professor had taught, according to the Kyodo news service. A Japanese court last year convicted the man of sexual harassment. The news service, which did not identify the professor, said the

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