A record 196,127 students at elementary and junior high schools across Japan were absent for 30 days or more in fiscal 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, an increase of 14,855 from the previous year, government data showed Wednesday.Meanwhile, cases of bullying recognized by all schools, also including high schools and those for students with special needs, fell by 95,333 in the year through March to 517,163, marking the first decline since fiscal 2013, according to the results of an education ministry survey.Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students increased by 98 t…READ FULL ARTICLE
