Japan Society for the Prevention of Child Bullying: 2nd Academic Conference to be Held on July 11-12

More than 10 years have passed since the 'Act on the Promotion of Bullying Prevention Measures' was established and enforced in 2013.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), boards of education, and schools have been working on bullying prevention, but according to MEXT surveys, both the number of recognized bullying cases and serious bullying incidents reached a record high in fiscal year 2024.

Bullying countermeasures involve not only teachers and education officials but also experts from various fields such as judiciary, medicine, welfare, and administration, with both practical efforts and research progressing.

At the inaugural conference, Professor Naoki Ogi, Professor Emeritus at Hosei University and a frequent media guest, was invited, and lively discussions took place.

The 2nd Academic Conference of the Japan Society for the Prevention of Child Bullying will be held on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Tokyo Medical University Hospital (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) (Conference Chair: Jiro Masuya).

Registration for participation has now begun on the website.

At the 2nd Academic Conference, we will welcome Professor Tokio Uchiyama (Department of Welfare Psychology, Faculty of Welfare, Fukushima Gakuin University), who is widely active in supporting children with developmental disabilities, including autism, and Professor Toshihiko Matsumoto (Department of Drug Addiction Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health), who has supported many addiction patients and continues to disseminate information about addiction to society. We aim to make this a conference that takes a multifaceted approach to understanding the diversified bullying problems of today and promotes understanding.

We look forward to the participation of many people.

<Registration Website>

https://smms.kktcs.co.jp/smms2/event/ijimeboushi/4

Overview of the Conference

Date: Saturday, July 11 / Sunday, July 12, 2026
Venue: Tokyo Medical University Hospital Address

6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Organizer: Jiro Masuya (Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University)
Participation Fee: Members: 8,000 JPY (Early bird until April 30: 7,000 JPY)
Student Members: 4,000 JPY (Early bird until April 30: 3,000 JPY)
Non-members: 10,000 JPY (Early bird until April 30: 8,000 JPY)
Social Gathering Fee: Members, Student Members, Non-members: 5,000 JPY

<General Presentation Registration Page>
Click here to register for general presentations

Program

Day 1 (Saturday, July 11)
1. Board Meeting (11:00-12:00)
2. General Assembly (12:30-13:00)
3. Presidential Lecture (13:00-13:45)

4. Special Symposium: "SNS and Bullying ~Adolescence as a Different Culture~" (13:45-15:15)
Professor Tokio Uchiyama (Department of Welfare Psychology, Faculty of Welfare, Fukushima Gakuin University)
5. Symposium: Developmental Disabilities and Bullying (15:30-17:15)
Ms. Shuko Morimoto (Lawyer)
6. Social Gathering (17:40-19:45)

Day 2 (Sunday, July 12)
1. General Presentations (9:15-10:15)

2. Special Lecture: "Bullying and Suicide/Self-Harm" (10:30-12:00)
Professor Toshihiko Matsumoto (Department of Drug Addiction Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health)
<Break>
3. Sectional Meetings (13:30-16:30): Parallel sessions for each section

① Bullying Prevention Initiatives
② Bullying and Trauma Care
③ Preventing Serious Bullying Incidents