Japan vows to tackle abuse after death of girl who wrote "forgive me"

The Japanese government will step up efforts to tackle child abuse after the recent death of a 5-year-old girl who had written "forgive me" in a notebook in begging her parents to stop abusing her, the top government spokesman said Thursday."A tragedy like this should never happen again. We will take thorough countermeasures against child abuse," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, adding the government is expected to hold a meeting of Cabinet ministers Friday to discuss the matter.The death of Yua Funato of Tokyo in March has drawn public attention since details of her abuse by he…READ FULL ARTICLE