2006-12-22 14:26:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
It's not even in the top ten. With the exception of Finland (#10) the top 9 seem to all come from former communist countries.
Then and Now suicide is often used as a way to save face, to atone for misdeeds, or simply out of despair from finance, romance, or failure - etc....
In old Japan seppu-ku - ritual suicide was both a punishment and an honor amonst the samurai class. If a samurai failed he could be ordered to commit seppu ku or he would offer to do or just do right away in atonement. To be executed without seppu-ku would have been shameful to a samurai. In a losing battle samurai would kill themselves rather than be captured - this spirit would revive in WWII.
In modern society suicides occur amongst teens often out of despair for failing entrance exam. Salary men commit suicide for losing their jobs.
The Chou Line in West Tokyo is notorious for jumpers. It got so bad that the train line charges the family.
There are online groups that allegedly get connect people together for suicide pacts. A year or two ago a van was discovered with 4 suicides who met each other online.
Yet despite the train jumpers, the online suicide groups, the high school suicides, etc... Japan isn't even in the Top 10. However amongst industalized nations Japan's suicide rate is very high and these internet suicide pacts are said to be growing.
2006-12-22 23:40:39 · answer #1 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think that Japan's suicide rate is one of the highest in the world, due to stress related and emotional problems.
Many students take their lives knowing that they are unable to enter certain universities of their choice.
Some students commit suicide because of bullying in school.
And it is a very serious problem, because their schools aren't able to create a safe environment for their pupils.
2006-12-24 12:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Wyn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 06:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by pfarr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eastern European nations currently are the world's highest suicide nations. Lithuania supposedly has the highest suicide rate.
The basic trend, though, is that wealthy nations have higher suicide rates.
2006-12-24 17:29:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not quite sure but I read that Russia has the most male suicides, per capita, of all industrialized nations. If that indeed is true, it's thanks to Boris Yeltsin.
2006-12-22 14:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by Fire Millen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Close. They got a thing for kamikaze. Like how they like to go on suicidal missions by flying their planes straight into the US warships in WW2. KABOOM!
And they like flinging themselves onto railways and getting crushed by oncoming trains into paste and end up on newspapers. What a way to die! All blood and glory.
2006-12-23 04:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
idk but its high .....I'm in Tokyo n on the news theres always somthin bout suicide mostly Jr. high school ppl bc their bullied
i think iss stupid
2006-12-23 13:45:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think America does, not sure what the statics are, so don't know.
2006-12-22 14:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by amazon 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, that's Lithuania.
2006-12-22 14:28:49 · answer #9 · answered by Belie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why would you think that? im not really sure but idk
2006-12-22 14:29:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋