Record-high cases of absenteeism, bullying at Japanese schools in FY 2024

A record 353,970 students at elementary and junior high schools in Japan were absent for 30 days or more in fiscal 2024, up 2.2 percent from a year earlier and marking the 12th consecutive annual increase, according to a recent education ministry survey.Representing 3.9 percent of all students, the number of cases rose 5.6 percent to 137,704 at elementary schools and 0.1 percent to 216,266 at junior high schools, according to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.The ministry attributed the increase in absenteeism to a growing awareness among parents…READ FULL ARTICLE