Teacher's kick leaves student with broken bone at prestigious Tokyo school japantoday.com

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A teacher at a prestigious Tokyo junior high school kicked a student as corporal punishment in mid-September and left him with a broken rib, investigative and other sources with the knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
The male teacher in his 30s at the Ochanomizu University Junior High School has been questioned by police on suspicion of assaulting the second-year student after school, and has largely admitted to the allegation, according to the sources.
The school is known for being attended by 13-year-old Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Fumihito.
"It is a fact that there was an inappropriate incident, but we cannot give its details as we are consulting the police," said a public relations official at the school.
On April 26, the school had an intruder leave knives on Prince Hisahito's classroom desk.