Japanese schools reported a record high number of bullying cases in fiscal 2017 as nationwide efforts led teachers to identify even minor cases in their early stages, the education ministry said Thursday.Public and private elementary, junior and senior high schools as well as special schools reported a total of 414,378 cases of bullying in the year ended March, up 91,235 from a year earlier, according to a ministry survey.The number of serious bullying cases resulting in students suffering severe physical and mental injuries rose to 474, up 78, while 10 of the 250 students who committed sui…READ FULL ARTICLE
