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Japan suicides rise with crisis

France 24

Monday, 6 April 2009



The beautiful Tijinbo Cliff in Japan is a notorious suicide spot. One retired policeman, however, has decided to patrol the cliff twice a day in the hope of dissuading those who come there to end their lives.

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Patience is a virtue
[info]corporeal4now wrote:
Monday, 6 April 2009 at 01:23 pm (UTC)
Life goes through cycles - ups and downs.
The modern Japan abmition to succeed at any cost is mainly to blame for the high stress liefstyle.
The Japanese need to re-evaluate what it means to live out a good life.
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[info]avolonblue wrote:
Monday, 6 April 2009 at 10:06 pm (UTC)
Suicide is not about patience. It's about loss of work and the uselessness of it all. The Japanese need to re-evaluate? And we don't, right?
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