TOKYO, April 26 -- NHK World issued the following news:
The Japanese government has conducted its first survey on child abuse linked to the religious beliefs of the child's guardians. It found that there were 47 cases of such abuse in the country during an 18-month period through last September.
The Children and Families Agency conducted the survey at child consultation centers, schools and others places. It released the results on Friday.
The survey showed that 37 child consultation centers, or about 16 percent of the total, handled child abuse cases linked to the guardians' religious beliefs during the survey period. The total number of cases was 47.
The centers said in 19 of those cases they temporarily placed the victims in protecti...