Parents are under pressure？ At least 60 children die of abuse in Japan every year.

　　Cctv newsIn recent years, there have been frequent incidents of child abuse in Japan, which has become an increasingly serious social problem. Just yesterday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man who was suspected of abusing a boy to death.

　　According to Japanese media reports, the 34-year-old man arrested by police on the 3rd was suspected of beating a 3-year-old boy to death. The boy, the son of the suspect’s girlfriend, died at his home in Tokyo in September this year. At the time of the incident, the suspect lied to the police that the boy was drowning in the bathtub, but after investigation, it was found that the boy’s abdomen was beaten. The police analyzed the suspect to cover up the crime and deliberately forged the scene of the drowning.

　　Japanese peopleMany parents are emotionally confused about whether they are educating or abusing their children or whether they should not start work on their children. Laws should be stricter and penalties should be increased. In order to seek help from around, it is important to create a good parenting environment because it is not entirely up to the mother to raise children.

　　Coincidentally, on the 2nd, in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, a 10-year-old fourth-grade boy was found dead at home. According to media reports, the boy was suspected to have been abused by his mother before, and the local government once provided protective measures to the boy. Unexpectedly, it still failed to avoid the tragedy. After the police investigation, it was initially believed that the boy was assassinated by his mother on the day of the incident, and then his mother attempted suicide.

　　Ota Jun, head of Shimane Child Protection Agency, Japan: I am very sorry that I failed to prevent things from happening. What is the reason? What’s wrong with it? We need to investigate.

　　Recently, many cases of child abuse and death have once again aroused great concern in Japanese society. On the 2nd of this month, the Central District of Tokyo has negotiated with the Japanese Police Department to share the suspected child abuse records collected by daily relevant departments with the information of the local police station, so that after receiving the alarm, the child victims can be protected at the first time to avoid further harm.

　　Further reading: Child abuse in Japan is increasing year by year.

　　Let’s look at the background of frequent child abuse incidents in Japan and what countermeasures have been taken. Child abuse is frequent in Japan and has become a serious social problem that has not been cured for a long time. From the statistics released by the Japanese government, it can be seen that in 2018, child protection agencies across Japan handled nearly 160,000 child abuse incidents, an increase of about 20% year-on-year, which is also a record high for 28 consecutive years since the statistics began. Japan classifies child abuse into four categories, including physical abuse, psychological abuse, neglect and sexual abuse, of which physical abuse accounts for a quarter. In recent years, at least 60 children in Japan have died every year because of abuse.

　　There are two main reasons why child abuse incidents, especially fatal incidents, occur frequently in Japan. First, Japanese families rarely get help from others in the process of raising infants, which causes Japanese young parents, especially mothers, to bear great physical and mental pressure. In extreme cases, this pressure turns into the form of child abuse. According to the death data, half of them are under one year old. Another reason is related to the way of family education. In several cases of child abuse and death this year, the suspects all claimed that the beating was corporal punishment for educational purposes and denied that they abused children.
　
　　Faced with the frequent occurrence of serious child abuse incidents, the Japanese government last year asked local child protection agencies to confirm the safety of the children concerned within 48 hours after receiving clues about child abuse incidents. Beginning on the morning of the 3rd, Japan’s 24-hour child abuse report telephone number was free, so as to get more clues about the incident. In addition, violence in the name of education has been repeatedly banned. Yesterday, a plan announced by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed that parents will be prohibited from corporal punishment of their children in any form and degree from April next year. No matter whether the parents’ starting point is discipline or not, any behavior that causes physical pain to children, no matter how light, will be regarded as corporal punishment, including making children kneel for a long time, not eating dinner, spanking and so on.