Bullying at schools, ranging from bantering and bashing, ignoring and shutting out from student groups to beating and kicking has long been a problem in Japan.

日本的校园欺凌问题一直很严重，包括羞辱、殴打、轻视、排斥和动粗等伤害行为。

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Home tutoring was common in the families of the nobility and wealthy, and bullying and corporal punishment were common at the best independent schools.

在贵族家庭中家庭补习很普遍，在最好的私立学校里欺凌和体罚很常见。

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With these developments, schools can expect that at least the most serious kinds of bullying can largely be prevented.

有了这些进展，学校就可以预计，至少可以最大程度地避免恃强凌弱的行为中最严重的那几种。

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He says their concern is battling bullying in schools, discrimination at work and proposed state laws like the "don't say gay" bill or one outlawing a private university from including sexuality in its anti-discrimination legislation.

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We can work harder at creating emotionally safe schools where bullying and rejection are antithetical to school spirit.

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There also continues to be a high rate of sexual harassment and homophobic bullying in society at large, despite efforts in schools to address and reduce it.

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