Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Japan?
Banned
Corporal punishment has been banned in all settings in Japan since April 2020.
Japan is one of 41 countries classified “Banned” for corporal punishment in schools — 84% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- Banned All forms of corporal punishment are prohibited nationwide since March 2021.
- Taiwan
- Banned Corporal punishment in the school system was made illegal in 2006.
- Philippines
- Banned Corporal punishment is prohibited in all schools since 1987.
- China
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially banned in schools under the Compulsory Education Law of 1986.
- Vietnam
- Banned Corporal punishment is technically unlawful in schools under the Education Law 2005.
- Myanmar
- Legal Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in Myanmar schools.
Other laws in Japan
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Highly restrictive / banned
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
- Jury Trials
- Limited use / mixed courts
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