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Line 1: {{trope}} Japanese public transit is ''very'' ~~crowded -- in~~crowded—in fact, the operating companies hire employees to help pack trains as full as possible at the height of rush hour. Japanese society has very strict sexual mores, as well. A significant social problem is that of creepy strangers on public transit (or in parks) anonymously fondling women in the midst of the crowd and confusion, or otherwise molesting them. These molesters are known by some anime fans as ''chikan'' (''chikan'' is actually the '''act''' of sexual assault by groping, not the perpetrator), and signs are prominently posted in parks and on transit warning women about them. As of 2006, the Japanese subways have addressed this problem by establishing women-only cars on every train. These are reportedly ''quite'' popular. However, their failure to put a dent in numbers of cases resulted in the introduction of routine undercover police patrols of subways in 2009, coupled with new awareness campaigns to encourage reporting and prosecution of offenders. Line 6: This problem, incidentally, is also common in other crowded countries with traditionally very patriarchal cultures: India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Egypt, Brazil, and Mexico have, inspired by Japan, all started designating certain passenger cars in their public transport networks (subways, commuter railways, and even bus lines) as women-only for basically the same reason. Many anime and manga series have at least one episode where a female character encounters a ''chikan'' who must be confronted or evaded. [['''The Chikan]]''' will tend to be a one-shot character serving a similar role to the [[Monster of the Week]]. It's rare for a series to have a recurring ''chikan'', although quite a few series have perverted characters, many of whom are even portrayed sympathetically. [[Hentai]] series, on the other hand, might have this as [[Rule 34\|a fundamental plot element]]... ''Please'' do not confuse with [[The Chick]]. Or with the fried stuff that KFC serves. ''Or'' with [[Kannazuki no Miko\|Chikan]]''[[Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesian\|e]]'', although [[Yuri\|considering her preference]] {{spoiler\|and [[Reincarnation Romance\|reincarnating]] nature}}, she can be an example of this in the future. Line 73: == [[Live Action TV]] == * The story of ''[[Densha Otoko]]'' (''Train Man''), both in real life and the dramatized TV version, starts with a loser confronting a chikan on the subway and unexpectedly winning a date for his trouble. * They try to set up a sting for this on ''[[Reno 911!]]'', but since the "bait" is Dep. Weigel no one tries it. * An incident with a tv reporter who had her bottom pinched while in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3f6WMSXQNg middle of a live report]. Line 99: [[Category:Tropes About Perverts]] [[Category:Stock Japanese Characters]] ~~[[Category~~{{DEFAULTSORT:~~The~~ Chikan]], The}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]