The father of a junior high school boy who killed himself in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, speaks at a news conference in Otsu on Jan. 25 after the Osaka High Court’s decision was finalized. (Chifumi Shinya)
Two former junior high school students that bullied a classmate who took his own life in 2011 must pay 4 million yen ($38,600) in compensation to his parents, according to the Supreme Court.
In a decision dated Jan. 21, Japan’s top court finalized the Osaka High Court s ruling on the case, which had upheld a lower court decision but significantly reduced the compensation payment.
Tatsuya Ishida, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, said the finalization of the ruling is significant because it recognizes the causal relation between bullying and suicide.
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