1988 A 17 year old Japanese girl Who was kidnapped, tortured and raped more than 500 times This is the story of Junko Furuta When you think about Japan today, what comes to your mind first? Anime? Video games?
Japanese cuisine? Japan has become a Mecca of Pop Culture in a right way But it wasn't always like this It has its very dark past This story starts in 1998 in Japan Junko Furuta was a 17 year old girl who studied in Yashio Minami High School She was very famous in her school circle and everyone's opinion was positive for her They described her as friendly Pretty and kind girl. With good performance in school, Junko also did a part-time job.
After high school graduation, to attend college. Junko was very famous among the boys of that school because of his looks and intelligence. And one of them was Hiroshi Miyano.
Unlike Junko, Hiroshi was a bully. His Yakuza gang was linked to him. And despite being in school, he was involved in various crimes.
Hiroshi was very fond of Junko. He even proposed to Junko, thinking that she wouldn't refuse him. because he had links with the Yakuza gang. And by making Junko his girlfriend, he would establish himself as the big man of the school.
But to his astonishment, Junko politely refused him. Hiroshi could not tolerate that rejection and he got so furious that he decided to take revenge on Junko. November 25, 1988 Junko Furuta was coming home from her part-time job when on Hiroshi's orders, His friend Shinji Minato kicked Junko off his bike and ran away.
And then according to the plan, Hiroshi ran to help Junko. He picked her up from the ground and he also offered to walk her home, which she accepted. But sadly, she never reached home.
Hiroshi instead of taking her home, to an abandoned warehouse where he threatened to kill him and his family if he made any noise and obviously he was linked to the Hiroshi Yakuza gang so he was scared of war and then he threatened to kill his friends Shinji Minato Minato, Joe Ogura and Yasushi Watanabe, who all took her to Shinji's parents'house, which later became their main hideout. Two days after the kidnapping, Junko's family filed a missing person report. And as soon as they found out about the report, Hiroshi and his friends forced Junko to call home and forced her to say that she ran away on her own, she is safe and with her friends. So now Junko's parents and the police are on their way. He did something to Junko which is beyond all monstrosity.
Shinji, who had Junko at home, told his parents that Junko is his girlfriend. But they knew that it was nothing like that. But they still kept quiet because of the Yakuza fear.
And after that, Hiroshi and his friends called Junko. He was tortured for 44 days. 100 different boys raped him more than 500 times.
And when he didn't like it, those heartless boys beat him up very badly. And they hanged him upside down in a punching bag. And this torture didn't end here.
They inserted scissors, bottles, rods, and exploding hot iron bulbs into her genitals. Those villains crossed all limits with that poor 17 year old girl. They didn't even think once before they cut off her breasts. They burnt her genitals and other body parts with a lighter. Not only that, they also crushed her abdomen by dropping heavy dumbbells.
And she was made to drink urine and eat cockroaches. They tortured her so badly that she couldn't even stand on her feet. She had to go to the washroom to get a shower.
You can imagine how much this torture lasted for 44 days. And on January 4, 1989, she put lighter fluid on Junko's entire body and burned it. And this final torture lasted for two hours.
And at the end of that day, she died. Even after Junko's death, she continued her actions. There was no remorse at all.
It's like they weren't even human. They wrapped Junko's body in a blanket, put it in a drum, filled it with concrete, and they got rid of it. And this is how the 44-day torture ended. With Junko's life.
January 23, 1989 Hiroshi and Joe Ogura were arrested for a 19 year old girl's rape which they committed in December the same time when Junko was with them as a captive that rape In the middle of the interrogation, the police started asking questions about another murder case. Hiroshi and Joe told the police everything about Junko. Incorrectly thinking that the police was talking about Junko. But it was nothing like that. The police were interrogating about another murder case.
Which happened just a few days before Junko. But they told the police everything out of fear. And that's how the 4 culprits were caught. The police arrested them and now we come to their hearing. They pleaded guilty in the court.
But in everyone's opinion that day, the justice system failed Junko. Her family and society. Because of being considered minors, Hiroshi was only jailed for 17 years. Which was later increased to 20 years. That's the maximum sentence a minor can get.
Shinji Minato was jailed for 5 to 9 years. Shinji's family... The police knew what was going on in their house for 44 days. They did not inform the police. Still, no legal action was taken against them.
Yasushi Watanabe was sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison and Joe Ogura to 8 years in prison. Obviously, there was a lot of outrage in extremely light sentences. Everyone believed that those four should have been imprisoned for life. But they were minors, so nothing changed during their time in jail.
Janko Furuta's parents filed a civil suit against the parents of those four boys. And they won. Junko's funeral took place on 2nd April 1989 which was attended by a lot of people It was an emotional sight and a school friend of Junko wrote a heartfelt memorial for her I'm sure it was hard for you.
You lived without knowing anything. I'm so proud of you. You're always so big and bright.
You'll never forget the time at the cultural festival. We will never waste Jun's life. We will work hard to get rid of the horrible crimes and live peaceful lives. At graduation, the principal of the school gave Junko's diploma to her parents.
Junko's case was one of the most brutal torture cases this world has ever seen. And even today, people pay their respects to her. Thank you so much for watching the video till the end.
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