一项禁止女性将智能手机带入收容所的规定，据信正在阻碍许多面临家庭暴力的女性进入此类设施。
A rule barring women from bringing smartphones into shelters is believed to be deterring many women facing domestic violence from entering such facilities.
自一项支援法在约两年半前生效以来，日本各地方政府已扩大了针对面临家庭暴力、贫困及其他困境女性的咨询服务。但为家暴受害者提供临时庇护的努力几乎没有取得进展。
| Getty Images Local governments in Japan have expanded consultation services for women facing domestic violence, poverty and other hardships since a support law took effect about two and a half years ago. But efforts to provide temporary shelter for domestic violence victims have made little headway.
一大障碍是禁止女性将智能手机带入收容所的规定，该措施旨在防止施暴者追踪她们的下落。
One major obstacle is a rule barring women from bringing smartphones into shelters, a measure meant to keep abusers from tracking them down.