Japanese Suicides Reach Record Levels

In Japan failure is not an option

That's why i dont understand those Japanese wannabe... That's reality, living and working in japan, especially in the megalopole is very tough more if you are a single.. Personally I am a Jamaican wannabe..seafood, beach, sun, sex, smoke,(good smoke..XD)..GAANJAaA!..aaahh.. Peace Everynyaan..

that's sad. i don't wanna go all homo here but i wish that some of them could see past whatever bullshit is driving them nuts to realize they live in a country with the most fappable 2D and the coolest fucking toys in the entire world... and THEN anhero. jk.

Wow , they are very true and original to groundbreaking records ranging from free sex and rape country , to youth-flick suicide , w/c is always a trend in Japan.

Really they do it because committing suicide for them is like hitting the reset button on life. That's why they didn't hesitate to crash airplanes into US battle ships. This is going to screw them over more with their population crisis.

oh well... :/

Great.. I'm from lithuania.. What, should i just go and jump off of the bridge or smth?

So sad, but perfectly understandable. If you don't, is cause you're a BIG IGNORANT !

WHY! Why did they ban rapelay, look at the consequences.

The _absolute_ suicide increases/decreases are meaningless.

What is the _per-capita_ increase/decrease in suicides in Japan and in Okinawa?

Weeaboos should follow suit.

Hmm massive spike after a Loli ban scare and rape ban. am I the only one who sees this?

They must've watched Zetsobo Sensei or NHK and decided, "eh, what the fuck", and just hung themselves

is it wrong that when i looked at the article it made me smile?

Let's see,

Eroge banned, 2500
Endless Eight, 5000
Got no more money to buy figures and else, the rest

It's the sign of civilization's fall.

Anyway, Japan is the most emo contry, so no wonder

It a conspiracy by the Japanese Government to reduce the number of NEETS by getting salaryman to commit suicide due to overworking them thus increasing the availability of jobs.

what is life?

an excuse for death...

SEA NAtions are always suffering but some prefer suffering than death..

The heart of Akuro has fallen!

Here's a rather rude comment,.... " If they kill themselves we don't have to bomb them again" or " We don't have to bomb them again,..they just kill themselves anyway "

this sooooo reminds me of the gerbils from joecartoon.com's 'live and let dive' except more disturbing... and not cartooned... man this topic is getting depressing when you think about. :(

The monetary system is the cause of most of our problems yet many people are too conditioned to comprehend a world without money and thus are unable to solve any major problems without adding money into the equation so are problems remain. The monetary system is outdated and has outgrown its usefulness. It now only serves as a means of control for those in power and a barrier which halts our advancement.

This is the best solution to our problems:

http://www2.thevenusproject.com/a-new-social-design/resource-based-economy

Hi. I guess this is my first post. Hello everyone :) It attracted my attention, because my country was mentioned here. Yes Its Lithuania. And yes. Life here sux so much, that even myself was thinking of jumping of a bridge a couple of times . But the statistics is a little bit wrong. Since our population is barely 3 300 000 . Million. So if during a year 30 people commit suicide it is 0.0001% of our entire population. So thats why the number is so high. Thats why Lithuania is one of first with suicide rates. If in Tokyo alone 1,569 deaths were recorded. Imagen that number being 0.5 % of our entire population. All in all suicide cases are relatively rare. And if it happens. It is almost always on the national NEWS.

because we are in despair!

Payback for the unacknowledged japanese atrocities of WW II. Funny how karma works :-).

Well at least the otaku should be safe.

japanese would extinct in population implotion

Suicide is for Quiters. Confront your Troubles. Don't pick the easy way out. For a country who worship pride and honor, there sure are alot of quiters!

Foreigners. Must be caused by foreigners. Stronger laws to control those foreign criminals, I say!

what age group is this? recession a reason?

Japanese are sick anyway !

how many via hydrogen sulfide
are they still doing that
it was almost 2 a day when i read the news at the time

I wonder? How many lives has anime saved? I read in the New York Time article on 2D waifus that a guy was going to be an hero but found his waifu just in time and chose to live.

Where is Akumetsu?

Japanese ppl hu commits this kind of acts r either rape victims or juz ppl hu fail @ life XD

no loli no life!

This is why they are so much to commit suicide :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3g3P_ZfR0M

And yet by killing yourself, you kill all in the world, for then they will no longer exist to you.

To Artefact: I really like this picture. Source? Thanks.

its either someone already owns a deathnote or battle royale has started