The Night Mover: Helping Abused Women Disappear in Japan's Bermuda Triangle

Naoki Iwabuchi, a Japanese man, runs a business called "night moving" that helps abused women and victims of stalking disappear from society and travel to a safe place. He carries a discreet black "self-defense briefcase" with him at all times and travels with a retractable baton-like device for protection. Around 90% of his clients are women, and 10% are men. The number of people seeking to disappear is up to three times more than what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Once they have "evaporated," it is easy for these people to maintain anonymity and hide in plain sight in Japan.