Mayor of Kumamoto comments on “brutal assault video” in which a Kumamoto junior high school student “kicks the victim’s face repeatedly and stomps on his head”, instructs school superintendent to “strengthen cooperation with the police”
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1d4e2f25dab7c3dd3d9cd79af27e6a1eaee4d674
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Strengthen cooperation with the police is a predictable move, but it’s a late-stage solution.Â
Police deal with outcomes, not buildup. By the time law enforcement is involved, the failure has already happened, in the classroom, in peer culture, in adults not wanting to see trouble until it’s undeniable.
Interesting blog article about the attacker and his friends, who are apparently part of a juvenile gang affiliated with organized crime.
https://natsumesousei.hatenablog.com/entry/2026/01/12/214816