The Lucie Blackman case revolves around the 2000 disappearance of a 21-year-old British woman working as a hostess in Tokyo. After a paid date with a client, Lucie vanished, and her dismembered body was later found in a seaside cave. The investigation led to Joji Obara, a wealthy businessman responsible for drugging and assaulting hundreds of women. Though initially acquitted of her murder due to lack of evidence, Obara was eventually convicted of other crimes, including dismembering her body. Lucie’s case exposed systemic issues in Japan's handling of crimes against women, particularly foreign workers​