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Japan - Suicides top 30,000 for 14th straight year

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Suicides top 30,000 for 14th straight year

The number of suicides in Japan exceeded 30,000 last year for the 14th year in a row.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 15:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120110_19.html

Suicides top 30,000 for 14th consecutive year

Some 30,513 people committed suicide in Japan in 2011, the 14th straight year for the figure to top 30,000 but representing a decline of 1,177 from 2010, the National Police Agency said Jan. 10.
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http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/AJ201201110021

Number of suicides in Japan exceeds 30,000 for 14th year in 2011

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2011 stood at 30,513, surpassing 30,000 for the 14th straight year but down 3.7 percent from the previous year, the National Police Agency said Tuesday in a preliminary report.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/01/11/20120111p2g00m0dm029000c.html

Suicides in Japan Top 30,000 for 14th Straight Year

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2011 came to 30,513, topping 30,000 for the 14th straight year, although the latest figure was down 3.7 pct from the preceding year, National Policy Agency data showed Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012011000991
 
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Psychiatrist's work in small Hokkaido city shows gaps in professional mental care in Japan

"Why is it that residents of the same country cannot receive equal medical treatment?"

Those were the words that a friend of Keiichiro Abe, a 62-year-old psychiatrist from Tokyo, used to persuade the doctor to open a clinic in the small city of Nayoro in northern Hokkaido.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20120220p2a00m0na014000c.html
 
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Woman wins power harassment court battle over husband's suicide

The widow of a man she said took his own life because of power harassment he suffered as a municipal employee has emerged victorious in her suit against a worker accident compensation fund as the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision in her favor.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/02/23/20120223p2a00m0na002000c.html
 
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Record high for youth suicide / Suicide rates among students increased nearly 11% last year

The number of students who committed suicide last year in the country hit a record figure of 1,029, up 101 cases or 10.9 percent from the previous year, the National Police Agency said Friday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120309006954.htm

Number of suicides jumped shortly after March quake in 2011

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of suicides rose sharply in May last year, a police survey showed Friday, and the government suspects that economic hardship in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake was responsible for the spike.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/03/09/20120309p2g00m0dm085000c.html

Suicides in Japan Unusually Soar Last May

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)--The number of people who committed suicide in Japan unusually soared in May last year, a government analytical report showed Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012030900490
 
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