Approximately 11.4 thousand cases of cyberbullying among students were reported by middle schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022. The number of cases strongly increased in recent years.
Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by middle schools in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022
fiscal year 2013 to 2022; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
number of reported bullying cases in which a computer or mobile phone, etc., were used for slander or other unpleasant things
Supplementary notes
The source defines bullying as the act of a student exerting a psychological or physical influence on another student enrolled at the same school if that act is perceived by the person acted upon as an act of bullying. The act of bullying can happen inside or outside of school, which includes bullying over the internet as well. Bullying cases can fall into more than one category.
Data prior to fiscal year 2022 come from previous reporting.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 4, 2023). Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by middle schools in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226704/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-middle-schools/
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MEXT (Japan). (2023). Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by middle schools in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226704/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-middle-schools/
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Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by middle schools in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226704/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-middle-schools/