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U S SUICIDE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 14, 2017
Government plans to reduce suicide rate by 30 percent in 10 years
The government said Wednesday it aims to drastically reduce the suicide rate by shoring up support for people who have previously attempted to take their own lives as well as mothers suffering from postpartum depression.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 31, 2017
Soccer star Honda's tweet on government suicide data draws criticism by some, praise by others
Soccer star Keisuke Honda has caused a stir on social media with an impassioned "motivational" tweet he posted in response to a news report about Tuesday's government white paper on suicide.
JAPAN
May 18, 2017
Three found dead in apparent family suicide in Osaka
Three people have been found dead at a private residence in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, in what is suspected to be a family suicide, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2017
Train passenger detained over groping allegation found dead after fleeing Ueno Station
A man detained for touching a woman on a train was found dead near Ueno Station in Tokyo on Friday after fleeing from the station office where he was taken for questioning, the police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2017
DNA test suggests Shikoku woman who killed self was involved in two Ehime murders
Blood on a pair of sneakers belonging to a woman who killed herself last week after being questioned by police about a murder in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, has DNA that matches that of the victim, investigative sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2017
Ehime woman kills self after being grilled about senior's murder
A woman in her 30s committed suicide shortly after being questioned over her possible involvement in a murder two days earlier in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, police said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2017
Why are Japanese teens so glum?
Young people in Japan score distressingly low in OECD measurements of well-being.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 27, 2017
Suicide panel proposes measures to achieve 30% cut over 10 years
A government advisory panel has proposed renewed efforts to reduce suicides by focusing more on postpartum depression, overwork and bullying in schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2017
Two elderly women die holding hands as they jump in front of commuter train
Two elderly women were hit and killed by a train at a station in Kanagawa Prefecture, with surveillance camera footage showing the two jumping on the tracks holding each other's hands, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2017
MSDF officer attempts suicide aboard destroyer Takanami
A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer attempts to kill himself while on the destroyer Takanami, marking the MSDF's second suicide-related incident so far this month.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2017
Jumper crashes through train driver's windshield, surviving platform leap at Tobu-Nerima Station
A man jumped in front of an express train Thursday in Tokyo but survived the apparent suicide leap after breaking the windshield and landing in the driver's compartment, police say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 1, 2017
What conspires to make Japanese seem so unhappy?
Could it be that Japanese take many of the wonderful things about their country for granted?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2017
Nearly a quarter of Japanese have considered suicide, government survey says
Roughly one in four Japanese people have considered committing suicide, with women slightly more prone to such thoughts than men, the health ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2017
Man killed by bullet train after leaping from Hachinohe Station platform
A man jumped onto bullet-train tracks and was fatally hit in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, police said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2017
Dentsu to launch work reform panel over employee suicide; profits projected to drop
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will set up an independent committee to oversee working environment reforms in the wake of public uproar sparked by the death of a young employee who committed suicide due to overwork.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2017
Aichi teacher draws blame following student suicide over sports accident
A junior high school in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, announced Monday that one of its students killed himself after the teacher in charge of him "responded inappropriately" to injuries he sustained during a sports event.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 14, 2017
Mishima and the maze of sexuality in modern Japan
In June 1948, novelist Osamu Dazai committed suicide. The 38-year-old, who had just completed his masterpiece, "No Longer Human," and whose fame was peaking, jumped into Tokyo's Tamagawa Canal with his mistress, Tomie Yamazaki, and drowned.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2016
Dentsu faced 10 on-site probes over work-related woes before 2015 'karoshi' suicide: sources
Labor authorities conducted on-site inspections at Japan's top advertising agency Dentsu Inc. 10 times during the past decade through December 2015 prior to the alleged overwork-related suicide of one of its young female employees, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
Dentsu ranks say president's exit over overwork scandal only natural but many doubt firm will change its ways
Workers at scandal-hit Dentsu Inc. said Wednesday night that President Tadashi Ishii's decision to resign was a natural course of action after the suicide of a young employee that was blamed on overwork, while others questioned if it will really change the ad giant's corporate culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2016
Dentsu chief Ishii resigns amid mounting pressure over employee's suicide
Dentsu Inc. President Tadashi Ishii said he will step down in January to take responsibility for the overwork-related suicide of a 24-year-old employee at the advertising agency.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

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