http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/ A New England Expat in Japan. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-5523 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:17:38 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-5523 […] When Koichi first joins his class and notes the way the other students treat Mei, virtually ignoring her, he assumes she is being bullied. There is a logical reason for this assumption as ostracizing a child by pretending they don’t exist is a common form of bullying in Japan. […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-5195 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:09:30 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-5195 […] historia gira alrededor de una joven, Ayumu, que sufre acoso escolar, o ijime como se le denomina en japonés. Este tipo de problema es muy serio en el país del sol naciente; […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-4836 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:47:08 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-4836 […] http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/ […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-4677 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 09:58:28 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-4677 As great and enlightening a post this is, reading it left me feeling disgusted and sick to the stomach. The fact that this kind of behaviour is engrained into Japanese society with the negative effects basically swept under the carpet horrifies me. Of course, I understand that bullying happens everywhere, but this post really gave me a good punch to the gut since I will soon be travelling to Japan for a study exchange.
Growing up in Australia, I remember there being posters in the classroom saying “We have ZERO TOLERANCE for bullying”. At the time, I don’t think I really understood what it meant. My primary school seemed to be actively against bullying and my high school has also had us sit through videos about bullying. As a child, I have bullied and been bullied before. I certainly believe that because children are humans, and humans have the capacity to be really mean, these things happen. Ten-year-old me thought picking on the kid a few grades younger than me was all just a bit of fun and I also didn’t believe that my friend (?) taking my lunch was supposed to be of malicious intent. My high school does not take well to bullying either. I remember on one occasion our year level co-ordinated spoke to us about an instance of cyber-bullying without naming anybody, expressing her disappointment.
I’m sure part of Japan’s problems with addressing bullying come from a cultural point of view (like, for example, value in individual endurance) and I truly hope there can be more awareness in the subject to the wider Japanese society. However, the situation seems so convoluted and I believe it requires much thought as there doesn’t seem to a simple solution.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-3819 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:27:14 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-3819 interesting topic
bullying is a very horrible thing for every children in the school. in my past, i was victim of bullying. luckly i was able to manage it.
i hope i can do something to stop this bullying problem among childrens. there is no good thing comes from hurting people

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-3804 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:54:11 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-3804 I was just wondering what the outcome of your lesson was.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-3803 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:17:42 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-3803 […] following personal blog entry was particularly disturbing (full post here) as the memorial incident in this excerpt is replicated in the book as […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-3785 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:42:18 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-3785 Most are cited or linked to directly in the text, the police statistics are available on a Google search for police statistics. Other sources like MEXT are also public data but you’ll have to search for it online as I don’t have the links handy, I’m afraid!

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2013/06/12/japan-ijime-bullies/#comment-3784 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:27:56 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1649#comment-3784 Great article, thanks. Very enlightening. I actually organize a group that gets together to talk about such issues, among others. I was wondering where you got your information from. If you could provide some sources I would highly appreciate it, thanks.

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