What kind of sports do Japanese children like?

Typical court of dodge ball

Bandai asked parents who have a child between 3 to 12 years old about favorite sports of their children.
According to the parents 34.3 percents of children like football, influenced by recent success of Japanese women's football team on the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 and London Olympic Games.

What is your favorite sport?

Boys and Girls
1: Football
2: Swimming
3: Baseball
4: Gymnastics
5: Dodgeball

Boys
1: Football
2: Baseball
3: Swimming

Girls
1: Swimming
2: Football
3: Rope skipping


3-12歳の好きなスポーツは?　オリンピックが後押しか…バンダイ　―リセマム
http://resemom.jp/article/2012/09/13/9826.html

Number of child abuse cases hit the record of 248 during the first half of 2012

Japanese National Police Agency revealed that the number of child abuse cases exposed between January and June this year were 248, increased 95 from the same term of last year. The number of people disclosed were 255 which was 92 more than the last year.

Types of Cases
Physical Abuses - 175
Sexual Abuses - 68
Neglects - 5

Children died - 12
  Physical Abuses - 10
  Neclects - 2

Assailants
  Own Father - 36.9%(94)
  Own Mother - 19.6%(50)



児童虐待事件が過去最多　今年上期248件に　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG05054_W2A900C1CC0000/

Japanese educational expenses outside schools

Studying at cramming school

Japanese school expenses(tuitions and school meals) for a child from kindergarten to high school is about 2.23 million yen($28,403) for public schools, while private schools cost 11.5 million yen($146,475) in total.

Educational expenses outside schools
Public Elementary School Student
Grades
1st: 83,881 yen($1,068)
2nd: 42,974 yen($547)
3rd: 51,102 yen($651)
4th: 84,005 yen($1,070)
5th: 87,566 yen($1,115)
6th: 161,123 yen($2,052)

Public Junior High School Student
Grades
1st: 162,725 yen($2,073)
2nd: 206,211 yen($2,626)
3rd: 320,740 yen($4,085)


塾にかかるお金　―マイナビニュース
http://news.mynavi.jp/c_career/level1/yoko/2012/07/post_2044.html