Did you just grope me? Shall we head to the police?

More Japanese women are turning to a cell phone application to ward off wandering hands in the country's congested commuter  trains.

"Anti-Groping Appli" flashes increasingly threatening messages in bold print on the phone's screen to show to the offender: "Excuse me, did you just grope me?" "Groping is a crime," and finally, "Shall we head to the police?"

It was released in late 2005, but has only recently climbed up popularity rankings.

Find out more in this story by AP's Hiroko Tabuchi.

-- Jaime Holguin