I recently came across a news report published about Japan's September Suicides. As weird as it sounds, it seems that the most number of suicides in Japan happens to be in the month of September every year.
Looking further into the matter, the report uncovers that the first day of school in Japan (normally September 1) is the most noticeably awful day of the year for adolescent suicides in that nation.
After the Japanese office of suicide prevention gathered information from more than 40 years, they found that teenagers under 18 were killing themselves at a much higher rate initially of September than at some other time amid the year.
The reason behind this, specialists say, isn't only uneasiness over summer's end. Rather, they say, adolescents who are bullied fear coming back to class. As one understudy, 17-year-old Nanae Munemasa, told CNN: "The long break from school empowers you to stay at home, so it's paradise for the individuals who are tormented. At the point when summer ends, you have to return to school. What's more, once you begin agonizing over getting bullied, committing suicide may be conceivable." Due to her fear of being harassed, Nanae decided to stay home for a year in order to adapt, something numerous Japanese students do.
After her year at home, Nanae is back at school, and even in a band. She and her mom credit the web and the associations she made there for her freshly discovered confidence, and she has begun a blog to help other people in similar situations.
Nanae's mom said her girl's time on the Internet was a key element in helping her overcome the bullying.
To bring light to the issue, a Japanese non-profit association, Futoko Shimbun, is even printing a daily newspaper for kids who stay home to abstain from harassing. Keiko Okuchi, one of the organisation's representatives, said the issue is worsened by a culture that directs that going to class is the main choice.
"It is a horrific experience for kids who realize that they'll be harassed at school, yet they have no other decision yet to go," she said.
Looking further into the matter, the report uncovers that the first day of school in Japan (normally September 1) is the most noticeably awful day of the year for adolescent suicides in that nation.
The reason behind this, specialists say, isn't only uneasiness over summer's end. Rather, they say, adolescents who are bullied fear coming back to class. As one understudy, 17-year-old Nanae Munemasa, told CNN: "The long break from school empowers you to stay at home, so it's paradise for the individuals who are tormented. At the point when summer ends, you have to return to school. What's more, once you begin agonizing over getting bullied, committing suicide may be conceivable." Due to her fear of being harassed, Nanae decided to stay home for a year in order to adapt, something numerous Japanese students do.
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| Nanae Munemasa |
Nanae's mom said her girl's time on the Internet was a key element in helping her overcome the bullying.
To bring light to the issue, a Japanese non-profit association, Futoko Shimbun, is even printing a daily newspaper for kids who stay home to abstain from harassing. Keiko Okuchi, one of the organisation's representatives, said the issue is worsened by a culture that directs that going to class is the main choice.
"It is a horrific experience for kids who realize that they'll be harassed at school, yet they have no other decision yet to go," she said.
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