50 rescued from human traffickers in Japan in 2016

Fifty people were rescued from human traffickers in Japan in 2016, with Japanese nationals making up half of the victims, a government report showed Tuesday.Of the 50, 13 were aged 17 or younger, according to the annual report approved by the government."We need to discover and protect victims who have difficulties seeking help," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a government meeting to discuss measures to prevent human trafficking.According to the report, 48 of the victims were female, including 25 Japanese nationals whose number nearly doubled from the previous year. Nine were T…READ FULL ARTICLE