The boy was captain of the basketball team at Sakuranomiya Senior High School in Osaka and was repeatedly punished by his coach. The day before he was found hanging in his room, the boy was repeatedly slapped around the face for mistakes that he made in practice.

　　In a note to the coach that he never delivered, the boy wrote, "Even if I make the same mistakes as others, I get scolded harshly because I am the captain."

　　After the boy's suicide, 21 of the 50-strong basketball squad said they had been similarly punished by the coach.

　　Summoned by the local board of education to explain his actions, the coach said his methods were "a way to inspire the athletes."

　　In a press conference, an official of the board of education said, "We are truly sorry, but the fact remains that corporal punishment has never ceased to be practised at schools."

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