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Japanese Classical Theatre Artist Arrested Over Mother's Suicide
One of Japan's best-known kabuki actors was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide, local media said, after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
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Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth
Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper.
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Suicides Among Children In Japan At Record High During Pandemic: Report
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than four decades, local media have reported, citing the country's education ministry.
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Japan E-Commerce CEO Calls Olympics "Suicide Mission"
Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a "suicide mission" as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned.
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Japan Appoints "Loneliness" Minister To Check Rising Suicide Rate: Report
Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japanese Student Commits Suicide At IIT Guwahati
A student from Japan committed suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) on Thursday. The student wason an exchange programme for three month from Gifu University at Japan.
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Aquaman Crosses Suicide Squad as It Nears $750 Million at Global Box Office
Aquaman had a terrific final weekend of 2018 as it hit a worldwide total of $748.8 million, which took it past Justice League, Man of Steel, and Suicide Squad.
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Gatekeeper At Japan's "Suicide Forest" Hopes Music Can Save Lives
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe, the gatekeeper of the forest blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
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Suicide Revitalizes Concerns About Japan Immigration Detention
The suicide of an Indian man being held at an immigration detention centre in Japan has sparked a hunger strike among detainees and revived concerns about conditions.
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Indian's Suicide Triggers Hunger Strike At Japan Immigration Detention Centre
More than 40 people at a Japanese immigration detention centre are on hunger strike after an Indian detainee committed suicide there last week, officials and local media said Tuesday.
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Indian Man Found Dead With Towel Around Neck At Japanese Detention Centre
An Indian man died on Friday at a Japanese immigration detention centre in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticised over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care.
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YouTube Condemns Logan Paul Video of Suicide Victim's Body, Says Looking at 'Further Consequences'
Paul's vlog horrified many YouTubers, before the outrage spread from YouTube's immediate community to the wider public.
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Opinion: YouTuber Who Filmed Japan's 'Suicide Forest' May Have Done Something Good
New Year's Eve is an important day in Japan. It ends with the ringing of a temple bell around midnight. The bell is rung 108 times to banish the sins, mistakes and sufferings of the previous year. However, for one YouTuber, Dec. 31 may haunt him long past the new year. That was the day Logan Paul posted a video of himself walking through Aoikigahar...
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YouTube Star Logan Paul Apologises for Insensitive Suicide Video
Google-owned YouTube indicated the video was removed because it violated the terms of services of the video-sharing platform.
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Japanese Man Kills Wife And Priestess Sister With Sword In Bizarre Family Feud
A Japanese man wielding a sword killed his sister, a Shinto priestess, on the grounds of a Tokyo shrine, then stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide, police and media said.
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Japanese Classical Theatre Artist Arrested Over Mother's Suicide
One of Japan's best-known kabuki actors was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide, local media said, after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
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Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth
Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper.
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Suicides Among Children In Japan At Record High During Pandemic: Report
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than four decades, local media have reported, citing the country's education ministry.
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Japan E-Commerce CEO Calls Olympics "Suicide Mission"
Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a "suicide mission" as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned.
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Japan Appoints "Loneliness" Minister To Check Rising Suicide Rate: Report
Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japanese Student Commits Suicide At IIT Guwahati
A student from Japan committed suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) on Thursday. The student wason an exchange programme for three month from Gifu University at Japan.
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Aquaman Crosses Suicide Squad as It Nears $750 Million at Global Box Office
Aquaman had a terrific final weekend of 2018 as it hit a worldwide total of $748.8 million, which took it past Justice League, Man of Steel, and Suicide Squad.
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Gatekeeper At Japan's "Suicide Forest" Hopes Music Can Save Lives
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe, the gatekeeper of the forest blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
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Suicide Revitalizes Concerns About Japan Immigration Detention
The suicide of an Indian man being held at an immigration detention centre in Japan has sparked a hunger strike among detainees and revived concerns about conditions.
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Indian's Suicide Triggers Hunger Strike At Japan Immigration Detention Centre
More than 40 people at a Japanese immigration detention centre are on hunger strike after an Indian detainee committed suicide there last week, officials and local media said Tuesday.
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Indian Man Found Dead With Towel Around Neck At Japanese Detention Centre
An Indian man died on Friday at a Japanese immigration detention centre in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticised over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care.
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YouTube Condemns Logan Paul Video of Suicide Victim's Body, Says Looking at 'Further Consequences'
Paul's vlog horrified many YouTubers, before the outrage spread from YouTube's immediate community to the wider public.
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Opinion: YouTuber Who Filmed Japan's 'Suicide Forest' May Have Done Something Good
New Year's Eve is an important day in Japan. It ends with the ringing of a temple bell around midnight. The bell is rung 108 times to banish the sins, mistakes and sufferings of the previous year. However, for one YouTuber, Dec. 31 may haunt him long past the new year. That was the day Logan Paul posted a video of himself walking through Aoikigahar...
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YouTube Star Logan Paul Apologises for Insensitive Suicide Video
Google-owned YouTube indicated the video was removed because it violated the terms of services of the video-sharing platform.
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Japanese Man Kills Wife And Priestess Sister With Sword In Bizarre Family Feud
A Japanese man wielding a sword killed his sister, a Shinto priestess, on the grounds of a Tokyo shrine, then stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide, police and media said.
