School affected by Kawasaki knife rampage reopens

We were worried about how the children would feel, but they didn't seem to be too distressed, which is a relief," said Hiroaki Takamatsu, the school's head of secretariat

This statement is fake news. These children ARE affected, even if you can not see it. In the weeks, months, years to follow we will see that this statement is fake news. However, these children will be expected to supress their feelings, which results in issues when they get older

Malfoy is right. These children have been affected, and it will show at some point. I wish them the best of luck.

The ability to suppress and deny one’s feelings is miserably praised as a strength in Japanese society. It is taught to children as the importance of being patient but unconsciously and unintentionally disguised as emotional abuse. Sugoi! Tsuyoi! are severe slashes to the soul.

Here in Meguro this morning there was a middle-aged Japanese man wearing a vest saying 'Police' standing outside the gates at the entrance to my daughter's public primary school. I hope this is a deterrent.