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Suicides Among Japanese Young People Hit 30-Year High

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 07 2018, @04:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the alarming-statistics dept.

takyon writes:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46096626

In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives. The number is five more than last year, and the highest it has been since 1986.

Concerns the children had reported included family problems, worrying about their futures and bullying. But schools said the reasons behind about 140 of the deaths are unknown as the students did not leave a note. Most of those who took their lives were of high school age, where Japanese students typically study until they are aged 18.

[...] Overall suicides across Japan fell to about 21,000 in 2017, police say, down from a peak of about 34,500 in 2003.

[...] "The number of suicides of students have stayed high, and that is an alarming issue which should be tackled," education ministry official Noriaki Kitazaki said as the latest figures were released.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by legont on Wednesday November 07 2018, @05:33PM (10 children)

    by legont (4179) on Wednesday November 07 2018, @05:33PM (#759062)

    BOJ is top-10 shareholders in 40% of listed companies https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/BOJ-is-top-10-shareholder-in-40-of-Japan-s-listed-companies [nikkei.com]

    It's peaceful transition to Socialism in progress executed by capitalists themselves exactly as predicted by Carl Marx.

    Here is how the actual revolution will happen. Currently BOJ owns, but does not participate in day to day management. A little obscure rule change and the process is complete.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @05:42PM (8 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @05:42PM (#759066)

    All hail Carl Marx

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:35PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:35PM (#759114)

      Is Carl some American relative of Karl?

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by istartedi on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:40PM

      by istartedi (123) on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:40PM (#759115) Journal

      Ow! The doctor told me not to get manifestos in my eyes.

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    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @09:03PM (5 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @09:03PM (#759145)

      >> Carl [sic] Marx

      A liberal muslim homosexual ACLU lawyer professor and abortion doctor was teaching a class on Karl Marx, known atheist "Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and worship Marx and accept that he was the most highly-evolved being the world has ever known, even greater than Jesus Christ!"

      At this moment, a brave, patriotic, pro-life Navy SEAL champion who had served 1500 tours of duty and understood the necessity of war and fully supported all military decision made by the United States stood up and held up a rock. "How old is this rock, pinhead?"

      The arrogant professor smirked quite Jewishly and smugly replied "4.6 billion years, you stupid Christian"

      "Wrong. It’s been 5,000 years since God created it. If it was 4.6 billion years old and evolution, as you say, is real… then it should be an animal now"

      The professor was visibly shaken, and dropped his chalk and copy of Origin of the Species. He stormed out of the room crying those liberal crocodile tears. The students applauded and all registered Republican that day and accepted Jesus as their lord and savior.

      An eagle named "Small Government" flew into the room and perched atop the American Flag and shed a tear on the chalk. The pledge of allegiance was read several times, and God himself showed up and enacted a flat tax rate across the country.

      The professor lost his tenure and was fired the next day. He died of the gay plague AIDS and was tossed into the lake of fire for all eternity.

      Semper Fi

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @10:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @10:10PM (#759173)

        we 4chan nao

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @10:26PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @10:26PM (#759180)

        --nomsg

      • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Thursday November 08 2018, @02:39AM (1 child)

        by krishnoid (1156) on Thursday November 08 2018, @02:39AM (#759274)

        After which Jesus was jolted from his nap by the sudden influx of devotion from his new followers, thought for a moment, and then said "I want to feel good about this, but something about it just doesn't feel right. Ahh well, bless you my child, I guess."

        • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday November 08 2018, @04:40AM

          by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Thursday November 08 2018, @04:40AM (#759301) Homepage Journal

          ...And god* said to Abraham, "You will kill your son, Isaac."

          And Abraham said, "I can't hear you, you'll have to speak into the microphone."

          And god said, "I'm sorry, Is this better? Check. Check. Check. Jerry, pull the high end out, I'm still getting some hiss back here."

          *This word should be replaced wherever used with "imaginary sky daddy."

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 08 2018, @03:39PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 08 2018, @03:39PM (#759391)

        A liberal muslim homosexual ACLU lawyer professor and abortion doctor was teaching a class on Karl Marx, known atheist "Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and worship Marx and accept that he was the most highly-evolved being the world has ever known, even greater than Jesus Christ!"

        Contradiction detected.

  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Bot on Thursday November 08 2018, @01:05AM

    by Bot (3902) on Thursday November 08 2018, @01:05AM (#759248) Journal

    free market creates lumps of success, conventionally called capitalists.
    capitalists want no more competition
    so they get in bed with the government
    you can call it socialism

    Do you need to read a book to conclude the same? It's obvious.

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