Japanese man convicted of sexual assault in Singapore… 17 years in prison and 20 lashes

A Japanese man in his 30s who sexually assaulted a woman in Singapore gave up his appeal after being sentenced to caning, becoming the first Japanese person to be caned. According to Asahi TV on the 10th, Japanese hairdresser A (38) was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in prison and 20 lashes by a Singaporean court on charges of sexually assaulting a female college student on the 1st of last month. During the trial, the defendant's side dema…