[HIGHLIGHTS] The Ministry of Justice investigated 8,962 cases last year for suspected human rights violations, an increase of 1,103 cases from the previous year.

Last year, the Ministry of Justice investigated more than 8,900 cases of suspected human rights violations. Of these, 1,185 cases were investigated due to bullying at school.

1,824 cases were also investigated for suspected rights violations on the Internet. Minister of Justice Koizumi expressed his intention to respond with a sense of urgency to ensure that human rights are fully protected. violations on Internet remains at a high level, which is a worrying situation. We will continue to work with asense of urgency.