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Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime

Record sums were stolen in 2024 through what's known as "special fraud" in Japan. Many of the perpetrators were young people recruited online. Meanwhile, cases of school violence hit an all-time high during the 2023 academic year. Experts say both phenomena are linked to an inability to articulate emotions, which may be due to the rise of digital communication using a limited range of versatile, short words. We look at how juvenile correction facilities and one elementary school are training young people to expand their emotional vocabulary, to help prevent them from becoming involved in violence and crime. Guest: Watanabe Yayoi (Professor, Hosei University)

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  • Originally Aired May 22, 2025
  • Created July 25, 2025 by
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