Bullying in Japanese Schools
The Japanese word "ijime" sounds much more sinister than its English translation, bullying. For today’s Japanese parents, their experience of bullying was back in the days when the kid who was a bit different was the main target—and the other children could rest easy. Today however, every child is a potential victim of modern bullying. Recent increased efforts by educational institutions to resolve and eradicate the harassment offer some hope. Bullying in Japanese schools, or ijime, is an entrenched problem. A study by the Tokyo Metropolitan School Personnel in Service Training Center in 2013 ...