{"product_id":"book-em1g","title":"Black Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow an award-winning documentary film by Shiori Itō\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49291751522608,"sku":"BDem1g","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49291751555376,"sku":"ZEem1g","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49291751588144,"sku":"ZMem1g","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/em1g-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775931691","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-em1g","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}