Number of cyberbullying cases at schools in Japan FY 2013-2022

Approximately 23.92 thousand cases of cyberbullying among students were reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022. The number of cases strongly increased in recent years.Growing public awareness Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that involves devices such as smartphones and computers as well as accompanying digital technologies. As a breakdown of cyberbullying incidents among students by school level shows, middle schools and elementary schools report the largest number of cases. Cyberbullying became a widely discussed topic in Japan in 2020 due to the suicide of Hana Kimura, who was a professional wrestler and reality TV star. The incident led to calls for further regulation of social media as well as stricter punishments for offenders. As the court procedure for cyberbullying cases was criticized for being too costly and time-consuming, the Japanese parliament introduced a law in April 2021 that makes it easier for victims to seek out offenders by reducing the number of required court proceedings to one. Similar to the number of cyberbullying cases, the total number of reported bullying cases among students increased strongly compared to the early 2010s, which partly reflects the growing attention paid to the issue.Suicides among students in JapanThe issue of bullying is often referred to in discussions on youth suicides in Japan. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) records a considerable number of suicides among students each year. Although there are much more bullying cases reported by elementary and middle schools than by high schools, the number of suicides is particularly high among high school students. While in many cases it is not possible to determine one specific factor, a ranking of the main reasons for committing suicide among students shows that problems with family members, mental health issues, as well as worries over future prospects account for larger shares than bullying among those cases for which specific factors could be determined. Similar to bullying, academic pressure has frequently been cited by news reports and other sources as harming students’ mental well-being. This is particularly the case for high school students, who have to undergo stressful preparations for university entrance exams, which play an important role in deciding the future of the individual student.

在2022财政年度，日本学校报告了约23.92千例学生网络欺凌案件。近年来，案件数量显著增加。公众意识的提升使得网络欺凌成为一种涉及智能手机、计算机等设备及其伴随的数字技术的欺凌形式。根据对各级学校学生网络欺凌事件的细分，中学和小学报告的案件数量最多。2020年，由于职业摔角手兼真人秀明星Hana Kimura的自杀事件，网络欺凌成为日本广泛讨论的话题。该事件引发了进一步规范社交媒体以及加大对施暴者处罚力度的呼吁。由于网络欺凌案件的司法程序因成本高昂和耗时过长而受到批评，日本国会于2021年4月引入了一项法律，通过减少必要的司法程序次数至一次，使得受害者更容易寻求加害者。与网络欺凌案件数量相似，与2010年代初相比，报告的学生欺凌案件总数也显著增加，这在一定程度上反映了人们对这一问题的关注度不断提高。在日本，讨论青少年自杀时常提及欺凌问题。文部科学省（MEXT）每年记录了大量学生的自杀事件。尽管小学和中学报告的欺凌案件多于高中，但高中学生的自杀率尤其高。在许多情况下，无法确定一个特定的因素，但对学生自杀的主要原因进行排名显示，与那些能确定具体因素的案件相比，家庭问题、心理健康问题以及对未来前景的担忧在可确定因素中占据了更大的比重。与欺凌类似，新闻报道和其他来源经常提到学业压力对学生心理健康造成伤害，尤其是对于必须为大学入学考试进行压力山大的准备的高中生来说，这种压力在决定个人学生未来命运方面起着至关重要的作用。

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该数据集统计了2014至2023财年日本学校报告的网络欺凌案件数量，显示近年来案件数量显著增加。数据集还涉及网络欺凌的定义、相关法律背景及其对学生心理健康的影响，但具体数据需付费获取。