Triggers for the detection of bullying among middle school students in Japan AY 2022
In the academic year 2022, middle schools in Japan reported around 97.9 thousand incidents of bullying behavior among the student body, with 33.9 percent of cases being identified through school initiatives like surveys. Following the enactment of the anti-bullying legislation in 2013, the government required schools to implement measures to identify bullying at an early stage.