Nara student found dead

Part of article: Funeral held for bullied Osaka girl

The Yomiuri Shimbun
November 15, 2006
Source: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061115TDY02007.htm

NARA--A 14-year-old male middle school student, believed to have committed suicide by hanging himself, was discovered by his family at about 6 p.m. Monday in Nara, police said.

He was a third-year student at a Nara municipal middle school.

The school principal said at a press conference early Tuesday that the school was unaware of any bullying problems, and that the student did not seem troubled about his future after leaving the school.

No suicide note was left. The police were asking his family for possible reasons behind his death.

The school reported to the Nara City Board of Education and held an emergency meeting of school teachers later Monday. The members of the board also commenced discussion of the incident at 9 p.m.

In a school meeting held Tuesday morning, the principal called for students to report if they knew anything about the alleged suicide, and to seek advice if they had any trouble.

According to the school, the student had belonged to a table tennis club until July, and was an eager and tenacious student, having no absences since April.

He returned home after school Monday. He looked his usual self on the day, his parents said.

(Nov. 15, 2006)

14-year-old boy found dead in Nara in apparent suicide

Japan Today (Kyodo)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 06:46 EST
Source: http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/390297

NARA — A 14-year-old boy was found dead in an apparent suicide at his home in Nara City on Monday evening, the local fire department said.

The boy, a third-year student at a local junior high school, was found hanged around 6 p.m. His heart and lungs already ceased functioning when rescue workers arrived, officials said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The principal of the junior high school said he was "not aware of any evidence of bullying, and both the parents and the school have no clue."

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