As summer draws to an end, many begin to feel the post-holiday blues. But for some children, this time of year triggers a different level of anxiety: the terror of going back to school.
The first day of September is the deadliest day for troubled young people in Japan, according to a 2015 white paper published by the Cabinet Office.
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