Japanese sitting style to be recognized as punishment under new law english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:50 | Lifestyle, All, JapanA welfare ministry panel said Tuesday that forcing children to sit extensively in the formal Japanese style known as "seiza" will be recognized as a morally unacceptable form of punishment under a new law that will enter into force next April.
In March 2018, 5-year-old Yua Funato died in Tokyo's Meguro Ward despite desperate pleas for her parents to stop mistreating her.
Her stepfather, Yudai Funato, told a court he started assaulting Yua out of frustration over his unsuccessful attempts to discipline her.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in October for physical abuse and neglect.
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