Incidents of reported child abuse in Japan reached a record high in fiscal 2015, with the number of cases handled by welfare officials surpassing 100,000 for the first time, a government survey showed Thursday.
Psychological abuse, including witnessing domestic violence, showed a notable increase. Experts say growing income inequality and isolation of families from local communities were raising the risk of spousal abuse.
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