In the academic year 2022, around 669 thousand cases of bullying among students were reported by public schools in Japan, accounting for a large majority of school bullying cases in the country. That year, a total of approximately 682 thousand cases were reported by around 29.8 thousand schools in Japan, with bullying occurring predominantly at elementary schools.
Number of reported bullying incidents among students in Japan in academic year 2022, by school type
academic year 2022; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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cases reported by schools
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Out of 36,366 schools (national, public and private) surveyed, 29,842 reported cases of bullying.
Figures reflect the number of cases in which the victim perceived an act as bullying. The source defines "bullying" as the act of a student inflicting psychological or physical harm on another student enrolled at the same school. The act of bullying can happen inside or outside of school, which includes bullying over the internet as well.
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