Author(s)

Zihan Lin

Corresponding Author

Zihan Lin

Abstract

School bullying is taking place in Japan frequently. It has been characterized by behavioral violence, young victims, and severe consequences in recent years. As a result, school bullying is attracting great concerns from the society. This paper explored the underlying connections between the occurrence of Japanese school bullying and traditional Japanese culture from the perspectives of history and culture. According to analytical findings, the collective consciousness, hegemony culture, and shame culture deep-rooted in Japanese traditional culture are all internally related to Japanese school bullying.

Keywords

School bullying; collectivism; power culture; vertical society; shame culture