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SUICIDE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 6, 2018
Suicides of middle-aged men in Japan tend to surge on Monday mornings: research
The research group is hoping the result will be utilized to devise effective suicide prevention measures, such as expanding phone consultation services at times when most suicides occur.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2018
Saudi sisters likely committed suicide in New York's Hudson River, police say
Two young Saudi women whose bodies were found a week ago along the rocky Manhattan shore of the Hudson River, bound together with duct tape around their waist and ankles, likely committed suicide, New York police said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Beijing says depression behind Macau representative's death in fall from building
China's top representative to Macau died Saturday night, after tumbling from the building where he lived "due to depression," the Chinese government said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2018
Family seeks damages over suicide of 16-year-old member of agriculture promotion idol group
In the lawsuit filed with the Matsuyama District Court, the family claims harassment and overwork led to the suicide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2018
More cases of work-linked deaths and illnesses revealed at Mitsubishi Electric
Of four employees at the firm who suffered mental and physical illnesses due to work, two killed themselves, company officials revealed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 24, 2018
Aichi couple sets up phone booth for people seeking to connect with loved ones they have lost
A red, wooden telephone booth stands on a hill in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, overlooking Mikawa Bay. Inside sits a disconnected black telephone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2018
Former TV director gets suspended term for helping commentator take his own life
A former director of a TV program featuring conservative commentator Susumu Nishibe was given a suspended jail term on Friday for helping the 78-year-old kill himself in January.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2018
Suspect in Zama serial killings indicted over all nine murders
Prosecutors determine that the admitted killer is competent to stand trial.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Aug 28, 2018
TELL climb of Tokyo Tower aims to start dialogue on suicide prevention
While the Tokyo English Life Line was established in 1973 to help the city's international community, TELL's services have come to benefit people across the entire country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
South Korea's 'Hyundai Town' faces grim future with idled shipyard, rise in suicides
When Lee Dong-hee came to Ulsan to work for Hyundai Heavy Industries five years ago, shipyards in the city known as Hyundai Town operated day and night and workers could make triple South Korea's annual average salary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 2, 2018
In-person and online bullying led to 2016 suicide of 13-year-old Aomori girl: report
The 2016 suicide of a 13-year-old girl in the city of Aomori was caused by bullying carried out in person and online, a panel looking into her death reported to the local government Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2018
Manchester suicide bomber was rescued by British navy in 2014 from Libya: Daily Mail
A British man who killed 22 people in an attack in Manchester at the end of a show by U.S. singer Ariana Grande was rescued from the civil war in Libya three years before by the British navy, the Daily Mail reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jul 28, 2018
'Suicide Forest' by Jeremy Bates: Creatively creepy and sure to scare
In Jeremy Bates' 'Suicide Forest,' not everyone will return from a deadly journey through Aokigahara Jukai, the 'Sea of Trees' at the foot of Mount Fuji...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2018
Five found dead in suspected group suicide in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward
Five people were found dead at a residence in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward in what is suspected to be a group suicide, the police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2018
Bodies of teenage girl, man, 27, found in car discovered underwater off Nagasaki pier
The bodies of a 17-year-old high-school girl and a 27-year-old man have been found dead in a car discovered underwater in the city of Nagasaki, in an apparent suicide, police have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 11, 2018
'This is taking an awfully long time!' says scientist before assisted suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Apr 16, 2018
In rapidly aging South Korea, elderly find escape from anxiety in visits to discos
A discotheque hidden among the back alleys of eastern Seoul is packed with hundreds of gray-haired couples on a Monday afternoon, dancing to local hits from the 1960s in a basketball court-size hall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2018
Tokyo police arrest two friends of conservative critic Susumu Nishibe on suspicion they helped him kill himself
Police said Friday they have arrested a pair close to conservative critic Susumu Nishibe, who died in January of an apparent suicide at the age of 78, on the suspicion that they helped the former TV host kill himself.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018
Two SDF officers from Japan commit suicide after returning from South Sudan
Two Self-Defense Forces officers have committed suicide after returning home from the U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 10, 2018
Confusing power with powerlessness
"We're all terrified. It's like living in a mass grave." It's an underground shelter. "No water, no food, no ventilation, no toilets. Explosion after explosion. It never stops."
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.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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