Recently Japanese children's tragedies have been widely reported by the media in Japan.
In Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, a 6th grade girl committed suicide last year. According to her will, she killed herself because she couldn't bear the brunt of bullying. Last month, it appeared that The Hokkaido Board of Education received copies of the will. But it didn't take any measures. In addition to that, it lost the will.
In Fukuoka prefecture, western Japan, a 8th grade boy committed suicide due to bullying last month. The boy was bullied not only by his classmates, but also by his homeroom teacher. The teacher said, "I swore at him because he was easy to tease." Some classmates bullied other children even after his suicide was widely reported by the media.
In Gifu prefecture, central Japan, a 8th grade girl committed suicide by hanging herself last year. She was also bullied.
These incidents were widely reported by the media. Many Japanese now have strong interest in bullying problem. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he would took measures against bullying speedily.
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Browsing Japanese websites written by people who had a history of selective mutism, I found that many Japanese children with selective mutism have an experience of being bullied. I suppose that Japanese children with selective mutism tend to be targeted at, because Japanese children tend to hate unusual boy or girl, like selectively mute child.
