Japan's Unrelenting Bullying Epidemic: A Crisis of Institutional Failure The statistics on bullying in Japanese schools are stark and disturbing.
Official records show that a record 769,022 cases were reported in the 2024 academic year, with 529 children losing their lives to suicide.
These numbers are heart wrenching, and the trauma inflicted on these young victims is devastating. But what's equally concerning is the institutional failure that has enabled this crisis to spiral out of control.