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With an annual average of 32,000 suicide deaths, Japan is the suicide capital of the developed world. Most of the country’s victims are highly educated and very well-off. This is not a major surprise, since committing suicide is deemed a honorable act by many Japanese. The most recent high-profile case was the self-hanging of Japan’s agriculture minister.
Jumping off buildings and hanging are the two most popular suicidal methods in Japan. As one recent survivor of a suicide attempt admits, the Japanese love to experience a flying sensation on their way to the afterlife. I wonder if skydiving in Japan is as fun as jumping off a building.
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