National / Social Issues Oct 27, 2020
The latest figures show that 3.1 people under the age of 20 per population of 100,000 took their own lives.
National / Social Issues Oct 22, 2020
Record 612,000 bullying cases logged over last school year in Japan
Bullying was found to have led to 10 suicides among schoolchildren during fiscal 2019.
Culture Oct 9, 2020
The pressure to be perfect turns deadly for celebrities in Japan
by Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida
Yuko Takeuchi is the latest in a succession of suicides that has shown the burdens of a society where many feel that they must conceal their personal struggles.
National / Social Issues Oct 9, 2020
Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19
by Ayai Tomisawa and Marika Katanuma
The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
Food & Drink Oct 1, 2020
Top Japanese chef killed himself after sexual assault allegations, family says
His family says that Sekine “got caught in a violent spiral of depression” after he became the target of “false and malicious gossip” on social media.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 30, 2020
Japan 'Twitter killer' pleads guilty to killing and dismembering nine people
The 2017 case involves victims — eight women and one man ages 15 to 26 — who had expressed suicidal thoughts via the social media site.
Film Sep 27, 2020
Award-winning actress Yuko Takeuchi dies in apparent suicide
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation. No suicide note has been found.
Film Sep 14, 2020
Japanese actress Sei Ashina was found dead at her Tokyo apartment by family on Monday morning, her agency said, following what investigative sources believe was a suicide. Actress Sei Ashina | KYODO The 36-year-old Ashina, who began her career as a fashion model, starred in numerous ...
National Sep 3, 2020
Mental health of Japanese kids nearly worst among rich nations, UNICEF says
Bullying at school and difficulties at home are behind the poor showing, the U.N. Children's Fund found.
National / Social Issues Aug 30, 2020
'Bachelor Japan' contestant Maria Hamasaki dies in suspected suicide
Maria Hamasaki, a 23-year-old contestant on “The Bachelor Japan” reality show, died in a suspected suicide earlier this week, sources close to the matter say.
National / Crime & Legal Aug 13, 2020
Doctors charged over Kyoto ALS patient’s medically assisted suicide
Afflicted since 2011 and hardly able to move, Yuri Hayashi is believed to have wished to die by euthanasia.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Aug 8, 2020
News outlets grapple with the complexities of suicide coverage
by Philip Brasor
Haruma Miura's death in July has sparked debate about the contrasting ways media organizations in Japan report on suicide.