{"id":1084,"date":"2023-03-14T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:14:39","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/2023\/03\/14\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide among elementary and junior high school students in Japan is increasing year by year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1084\" class=\"elementor elementor-1084\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70b363f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70b363f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-997508b\" data-id=\"997508b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b91dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b91dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #172b4d; font-size: 18pt;\">According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) data published in March 2023, the number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in 2022 was 514, the highest number since statistics started being collected in 1980. This is a high level of concern compared to the rest of the world. It is noted that the number of suicides has increased particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f7289 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31f7289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/boycry.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab8f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab8f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>\u201cI did not talk to anyone about it.\u201d<\/b><\/h1><p><span style=\"color: #172b4d; font-size: 24px;\">When asked if they had ever discussed the abuse with their school teachers, 75% said they had not (ACHA Project survey, 2022). Young children often take time to realize that even if they are being abused, it is not acceptable behavior.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d870231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d870231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c0ad73\" data-id=\"4c0ad73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c33e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c33e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5.png 470w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-230x128.png 230w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-350x195.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492603b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492603b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-542f36a\" data-id=\"542f36a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc67ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcc67ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u8650\u5f85\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u8650\u5f85\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5.png 434w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u8650\u5f85\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u8650\u5f85\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-230x133.png 230w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u8650\u5f85\u30b0\u30e9\u30d5-350x202.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f951f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f951f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare&#8217;s 2022 White Paper on Suicide Prevention states that among developed countries, suicide among adults is the leading cause of death in Japan, along with South Korea. There is no end to the news of bullying and child abuse in schools. School non-attendance is also increasing following the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is a growing need for schools and local communities to work together to protect children.<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83dbe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b83dbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1088\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03.png 752w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03-230x106.png 230w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03-350x161.png 350w, https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u81ea\u6bba\u4e16\u754c\u6bd4\u8f03-480x221.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6ba07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b6ba07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793eGuardian\u4f5c\u6210\u3002<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Ministry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-templates\/post_nosidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1084"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1576,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1084\/revisions\/1576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guardian-jp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}