takaotea comments

Do the hustleToday  08:29 am JST

The decreasing birthrate has more to do with the make Japanese possessive thugs than economics.

Link to that stat?

@gaijininfo Understand your point about monster parents and kids and your other ones. Nevertheless, when they banned smoking on the streets and on JR platforms the vast majority stopped. Seems you have been here for a long time so you maybe know that this society is highly influenced by fear and negative motivation as well as the avoidance of shame. Yes, you are right that many parents have reversed the tables on many teachers but the same is not true with the police which for now the majority of parents don't want knocking on their door and the shame/explanation that comes with it to the neighbours.

The question is flawed as it is rooted in false equivalency.

Solution is not so difficult. Implement Australian policy that any teacher who witnesses but does not report bullying is subject to criminal charges. Secondly, surveys need only need 3 items and should be given out every Monday. 1. In the last week have you witnessed someone else being bullied and if yes, who was the victim and who was/were perpetrator(s). 2. Did any other students or teachers witness it and if yes, who were they. 3. Do you understand that if you are named as a witness to bullying and did not report this on the survey, you, your parents and teacher will be subject to police questioning and you will be expelled from school for giving false information.

japan is a very rule orientated society. They just need to be given clear rules with threat of punishment.