how to deal ijime?

Recently in Japan, ijime(bullying) receiving a lot of attention. In a society that an individual is merely a part of a group. however strong he/she is, without belonging to a group, there is no end of being bullied for being eccentric.

In Japan, to deal ijime, one has to question how long such intolerance of being different from groups will last?

There are ample examples that helmets of the Japanese society have to retreat into their own world, some of them, Hikikomori, usually stay in a small rooms for more than a decade, in fear of being bullied by counterparts. Some escape to other countries, such as U.S., NYC has become a paradise for many young Japanese young women seek freedom and being different.

There is certainly no simple answer to how to deal ijime, however, there is a certain way that Japan has to think how to respect and tolerate the weak, the different and the foreign.