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JAPAN

School bullying cases hit record high in 2022

A record high of nearly 682,000 bullying cases were recognized in Japanese schools in the 2022 academic year, the country's education ministry said on Wednesday. The number of bullying cases was especially notable at 551,944 in elementary schools, while it reached 111,404 at junior high schools, 15,568 at high schools, and 3,032 at special needs schools, the survey showed. A total of 923 cases were considered "serious" in which the children bullied killed themselves or missed school.