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U S SUICIDE

COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2014
Suicide kills more Americans than gun violence
Being poor doesn't bum people out. Being poorer than other people — people whose relative wealth you personally witness — does.
JAPAN / Media / NET NEWS WATCH
Mar 25, 2014
Mysterious suicide goes unnoticed in police-box restroom
A man was found hanged in an apparent suicide in a police-box restroom in Mie Prefecture on March 20, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2013
Parents to sue in bullied son's death
The parents of a 17-year-old high school student who committed suicide last year said Monday they will file a damages suit against his classmates and teachers, arguing their son's death was caused by school bullying.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2013
Priests take up pen to stop suicides
To help turn the tide against suicide, a volunteer group of Buddhist priests, both men and women, writes letters to distraught people to help keep them from taking their own lives.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 15, 2013
TELL vet helps cast net wider to reach kids, stop suicides
The Tokyo English Life Line has been providing support and counseling services to Japan's international community for 40 years. Vickie Skorji, the new director of the Lifeline hot line service, has played a pivotal role in its activities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2013
Brazilian facing arrest jumps to his death from Aichi apartment building
A 39-year-old Brazilian man facing an arrest warrant for alleged theft and overstaying his visa leaped to his death from a 16-meter roof of an apartment building in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Tuesday evening, police said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 26, 2013
Is job hunting a suicide risk?
The stress of job hunting has become so extreme in recent years that one in five college students contemplates suicide during the job-hunting process, according to a poll taken last summer.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2013
Job hunt stressing students, making them suicidal: poll
Tormented by the difficulty of landing a position and unfair practices by prospective employers, 1 in 5 college students contemplate suicide during the job-hunting process, a poll of 122 students finds.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2013
Suicide prevention needs regional touch, experts find
The effectiveness of suicide prevention programs differs depending on region, age and gender, according to a study recently released by the health ministry and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 7, 2013
Fukushima, suicide and nihongo fluency: readers' mails
A grab bag of readers' mail in response to recent Community articles.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2013
Railway suicides linked to rainy days
Railway suicides tend to spike after a series of cloudy and rainy days, a team of researchers from two Japanese universities said Wednesday in an international academic journal.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Sep 23, 2013
Why are so many Nepalese in Japan taking their own lives?
Dear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Minister of Education Hakubun Shimomura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Norihisa Tamura,
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2013
The Internet can be a lifesaver for suicidal teens
An anti-bullying team has developed a revolutionary website that offers professional and informal support to 11- to 17-year-olds who are having suicidal thoughts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 8, 2013
Driven by regret over neighbor's death, first-time filmmaker declares war on suicide
Rene Duignan is passionate about life — so much so that he made an award-winning film about it. Yet Duignan, 42, is not a professional filmmaker; he's an Irish economist working for the European Union delegation to Japan. The documentary, titled "Saving 10,000 — Winning a War on Suicide in Japan," is a beautifully choreographed, impassioned plea to those considering suicide to think again.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2013
Iwate lawmaker dead in apparent suicide after Internet criticism
A member of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly, who came under fire for criticizing a local hospital on his blog, was found dead Tuesday in an apparent suicide, police said.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2013
Suicide rate of people in 20s alarms
With suicide behind nearly half of all deaths for those in their 20s, the government appealed Tuesday in a white paper for assistance to be ramped up for young people struggling with employment and other problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 7, 2013
U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate
Last spring, Frank Turkaly tried to kill himself. A retiree in a Pittsburgh suburb living on disability checks, he was estranged from friends and family, mired in credit card debt and taking medication for depression, cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2013
Widow in farmer suicide sues Tepco
A Filipino woman whose Japanese husband committed suicide after his dairy farming business was decimated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is suing Tokyo Electric Power Co. for about ¥126 million.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2013
U.S. gun deaths — and tougher laws — shaped by race
Gun deaths are shaped by race in the United States: Whites are far more likely to shoot themselves, and blacks are far more likely to be shot by someone else.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2013
Zen and the art of job hunting
Buddhist priests are launching initiatives to support students who are struggling to land jobs and to cope with the competitive stresses being generated by the worst economic slump since the war.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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