Suicide in Japan

In 2009, according to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, 30 707 people (24·4 per 100 000) committed suicide in Japan. 1 Japan Ministry of Health, Labor, and WelfareVital statistics of Japan 2009. Health and Welfare Statistics Association, Tokyo2011 Google Scholar Since 1998, when the suicide rate peaked at 31 755 (from 23 494 in 1997), the rate has remained higher than 30 000 per year, thus posing a serious and urgent...