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SUICIDE

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019
'Very unusual suicide': Jeffrey Epstein autopsy reportedly shows neck broken in several places
An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, the Washington Post reported late on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 16, 2019
School issues are No. 1 reason behind youth suicides in 2018, Japanese government white paper finds
Of 568 youth who took their lives last year, 188 were attributed to school-related issues, followed by health problems at 119 and family issues at 116.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 9, 2019
Tokyo NPO tries new strategy to tackle youth suicide — supporting the supporter
Alcoholism, addiction and depression: Few people can overcome these things alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2019
Reducing the burden of depression in Japan
It remains necessary to raise awareness of depression, which is a treatable condition, in Japan's general population.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 18, 2019
Surging suicide rate among American girls raises questions about social media
A spike in the suicide rate among young American girls is prompting leading researchers to ask questions about the role of social media in adolescent mental health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2019
Teen girl in Ibaraki takes her own life after leaving note accusing school club coach of verbal abuse
In the note she wrote that the coach, who is also a teacher at her school, had called students “idiots” and told them, “I will kill you.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2019
Man apparently kills himself with crossbow at imperial burial site in western Tokyo
A man was found dead Wednesday morning at an imperial burial site on the outskirts of Tokyo after an apparent suicide, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2019
Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-President Garcia following suicide
Thousand of Peruvians said goodbye on Thursday in Lima to ex-president Alan Garcia — who killed himself this week — in the second of three days of national mourning declared by President Martin Vizcarra.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2019
Life of Alan Garcia, former Peru president once touted as the country's JFK, cut short by his own gun
Alan Garcia was the charismatic chameleon of Peruvian politics, once popular enough to be elected president twice. But his terms were filled with ups and downs and he eventually became caught up in the Odebrecht bribery scandal that rocked Latin America.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 9, 2019
Gatekeepers, listeners, tax money: How Akita, once the prefecture with highest rate, halved suicides
Taeko Watanabe awoke one cold March night and found a trail of blood in the hallway, a bloody cleaver on her son Yuki's bed and no trace of him in the house. Then police discovered a suicide note in his bedroom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019
Suicide now leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in Japan
Suicide is down overall, but government statistics show it is now deadlier than cancer for that age group and the leading cause of death for people 10 to 39.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2019
Two 12-year-old girls jump to their deaths from building in Aichi, leaving notes hinting at bullying
Suicide notes purportedly written by the two sixth-graders addressed to their school's principal and a few friends were found after their deaths. They included accounts of verbal abuse, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 6, 2019
Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax
The ghastly image of a goggle-eyed creature that triggered the so-called Momo Challenge — a viral social-media hoax terrifying children and parents alike — was born in a cluttered two-story studio on the outskirts of Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2019
Lessons from the 2011 suicide of a bullying victim
All parties responsible for combating the problem of bullying at schools need to be reminded of the purpose of the 2013 legislation against bullying.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2019
The real threat to your children isn't Momo
What's fundamentally wrong with the hoaxes is that they establish a false link between internet use and suicide where plenty of real links exist.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2019
Court rejects damages claim against Hitotsubashi University over death of outed gay student
A court rejected a damages suit filed against a Tokyo university by the parents of a graduate student who died after he was outed as gay by another student.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2019
A court warns of bullying's grave consequences
The Otsu District Court's warning of the irreparable consequences of bullying needs to be taken seriously by all parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019
Two former classmates ordered to pay ¥37 million in damages over bullied Japanese boy's suicide
A court orders two former classmates of a 13-year-old boy who killed himself in 2011 to pay u00a537.5 million in damages, recognizing their bullying caused his death.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 14, 2019
Data ownership after death is 'a complete legal mess'
From photos to personal posts and private messages, social media users leave a long digital trail behind them. Who owns that data when they die?
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2018
Bullying suspected of being behind MSDF crewman's suicide, as Japan's naval force faces string of claims
Abuse of authority by the captain of a Maritime Self-Defense Force supply vessel is suspected to have been behind the suicide of a crewman in September, sources close to the matter said Tuesday, citing an internal probe.

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