The number of people who died by suicide in Japan in 2025 came to 19,097, standing below 20,000 for the first time since the statistics began in 1978, preliminary government data showed Thursday.
   Suicides among elementary, junior high and senior high school students came to 532, hitting a record high for the second straight year since comparable data became available in 1980.
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"The number of suicides by middle-aged and elderly men is decreasing, and the number of cases triggered by poor business performance and debts is also decreasing," a health ministry official said, adding that economic trends may have had an impact on suicide cases.
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Student suicides are up while overall number of suicide is down. That is, less adults are committing suicide. I can’t say I’m feeling the economy becoming better though.
Just read the opposit on your feed!
Good to see the overall numbers fall. But very concerning regarding student numbers – wish it was 0.
Can’t really see the economic trends having an overall impact – bureaucrats taking credit for something that isn’t there.