Elementary schools in Japan reported over 551 thousand incidents of bully behavior among the student body in the academic year 2022, of which the majority of cases, 56.4 percent, involved verbal abuse like threatening or insulting the victim. Following the enactment of the anti-bullying legislation in 2013, the government required schools to implement measures to identify bullying at an early stage and report even small cases like teasing.
Most common forms of bullying behavior among elementary school students in Japan in academic year 2022
academic year 2022; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
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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