Suicides in Japan fell below 20,000 to record low last year
After a decade of belated effort, reported suicides are hovering below 20,000 for the first time since record-keeping began in 1978, preliminary figures show.
Suicide suspected as body of ex-DPJ lawmaker Yukiko Miyake found on Tokyo beach
Former Lower House lawmaker Yukiko Miyake was found dead in Tokyo several days ago, with police suspecting she might have killed herself, investigative sources said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK said her family had reported her missing to police late last month, and that officers had ...
'Prisoner in her own body': Ailing woman campaigns for medically assisted suicide in Peru
Almost completely paralyzed by a terminal illness, 42-year-old Peruvian Ana Estrada says she is a "prisoner in her own body" and yearns to be legally allowed to end her own life. But Peru doesn't permit medically assisted suicide, so Estrada is campaigning for a change ...
Ruling against France's Orange over suicides sets precedent for corporate responsibility
A landmark ruling against the former French telecommunications monopoly could pave the way for similar collective procedures. The telecom group Orange and former CEO Didier Lombard were guilty of "moral harassment" that prompted a spate of suicides during a restructuring in the late 2000s, a ...
Family to seek damages over suicide of Mitsubishi Electric recruit after series of deaths at firm
The bereaved family of a Mitsubishi Electric Corp. recruit who killed himself in August will claim workers' compensation and file a damages lawsuit against the company, as they believe the suicide was the result of verbal abuse from a superior, their lawyers said Wednesday. The ...
Mitsubishi Electric worker investigated over suicide of recruit
A Mitsubishi Electric Corp. employee has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly inciting suicide after one of the company’s recruits killed himself in August.
Advertising giant Dentsu again found violating rules on overtime hours
Dentsu Inc. said Thursday it had again received a warning from labor authorities over illegal overtime practices. Two years after being convicted over working practices involving long hours, which had led to the suicide of an employee, the advertising giant was found to have violated ...
K-pop star Goo Hara left 'pessimistic' note, South Korean police say
K-pop singer Goo Hara left a "pessimistic" note, police said on Monday, a day after the former member of top South Korean girl group Kara was found dead. "A handwritten note that was pessimistic about her life was found on a living room table," Lee ...
K-pop star Goo Hara's death prompts bullying debate in South Korea
Fans mourned and questions were asked Monday after K-pop star and revenge porn victim Goo Hara was found dead in a possible suicide, which would make her the second female singer in a month to take her own life in the high-pressure industry. The body ...
Three people have been found dead after a fire engulfed a house in the city of Niigata, with police investigating the case as a possible group arson-suicide. According to the police, there were slash wounds on all three bodies found inside the locked house, and ...
Toyota employee's suicide caused by workplace harassment, authorities confirm
Labor authorities have determined that the suicide of a Toyota Motor Corp. employee in 2017 was due to harassment by his superior, a lawyer for the man's family said Tuesday. The worker, who died at the age of 28, developed an adjustment disorder after he ...
A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother said Wednesday that evidence suggested the disgraced financier had not died by suicide in his jail cell but had been murdered. Michael Baden contradicted the official verdict of suicide by hanging given by officials in August, saying ...
