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SUICIDE

JAPAN
Nov 4, 2014
Steak chain ordered to pay damages for employee's suicide
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered a steak restaurant chain and two company personnel to pay ¥57.9 million in damages to the parents of an employee who killed himself due to overwork and harassment.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2014
Man charged with causing his stepson's suicide
The physical and psychological abuse Yuito Murayama had long suffered at the hands of his stepfather included a demand that he hang himself, police allege.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2014
Suicide consultations in Tohoku disaster areas on the rise: report
Counselors available through a free 24-hour hotline have been fielding an increasing number of calls from survivors of the 3/11 disasters contemplating suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2014
Two schoolgirls die in Tokyo condo leap
Two female sixth-graders died Friday after jumping out of a Tokyo condominium in Ota Ward, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2014
Tepco won't appeal civil ruling on evacuee's suicide
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex has decided not to appeal a court decision last month ordering the utility to pay damages over a suicide case linked to the nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2014
Crewman's suicide points to bullying culture in MSDF
A string of suicides linked to bullying in the Maritime Self-Defense Force has raised suspicions that other cases have not yet been addressed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2014
Aichi girl, 14, dies in apparent suicidal leap from condo
A 14-year-old girl in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, jumped from her family's 12th-floor condo in an apparent suicide, police said Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 26, 2014
Fukushima's high number of disaster-related suicides likely due to nuclear crisis: Cabinet Office
The number of suicides in Fukushima Prefecture linked to 3/11 is higher than elsewhere, most likely because of the nuclear disaster, according to the Cabinet Office.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2014
Fukushima court rules against Tepco in suicide case
The Fukushima District Court ruled Tuesday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. was responsible for a woman's suicide following the March 2011 nuclear disaster, ordering the utility to pay ¥49 million in damages in a landmark ruling that could set a precedent for other claims against the utility.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2014
Police probing suicide victim find his parents slain in their Saitama home
Police investigating the apparent suicide of a 30-year-old man who was hit by a Tobu Isesaki Line train at around 8:30 a.m. Sunday found the victim's parents dead in their home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, when they went to the house around noon.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2014
Why more men than women kill themselves
Actor/comedian Robin Williams' death has brought attention to the fact that men in the United States commit suicide about four times more often than women do.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 19, 2014
Musician Rory Viner turns Japan's suicide statistics into a song
Train delays due to jinshin jiko, which euphemistically translates to "human accident" — often a suicide on the tracks — are far from an infrequent occurrence in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2014
U.S. co-author of retracted STAP papers to leave hospital post
Charles Vacanti, an American researcher who co-authored controversial papers on stem cell development, will quit his post at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Sept. 1.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2014
Robin Williams fondly remembered by Japan's film industry
It was an open secret among Japanese film distribution companies that Robin Williams, who died at his California home on Monday in an apparent suicide, was a "yobitai sutaa" ("a want-to-invite star").
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2014
Riken says stressed researchers need quiet environment after colleague's suicide
The Riken research institute has released a rare statement asking that its researchers be given "a quiet environment" to continue their research, in response to the suicide of its stem cell researcher Yoshiki Sasai earlier this week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2014
Fourth female suicide bomber strikes Kano, slaying six
Fourth female suicide bomber strikes Nigeria's Kano, slaying six
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2014
Why euthanasia should become a legal option
As people live longer and better medical technology traps our parents and grandparents in the limbo of not-quite-gone, quality of life will start to outweigh the number of years lived. Euthanasia should not be taboo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2014
Fukushima farmer takes on Tepco over wife's suicide
The Fukushima District Court is due to rule next month on a claim that Tokyo Electric Power Co. is responsible for a woman's suicide, in a landmark case that could force the utility to publicly admit culpability for deaths related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2014
Underworld suspect kills self in clinic amid standoff
A 52-year-old former mobster fatally shot himself Wednesday after a four-hour standoff with police at a clinic in Okayama Prefecture, police said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2014
Hokkaido politician upbraided for tweets about protester who set himself on fire
Hokkaido Prefectural Assemblyman Masaru Onodera was reprimanded Thursday for making offensive comments about a man who set himself on fire to protest Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to loosen constraints on the Self-Defense Forces earlier this week.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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