TOKYO: More than a quarter of Japanese in their twenties have thought about taking their own life, according to a survey released yesterday, in a nation with one of the world’s highest suicide rates.
The survey found that 28.4 of respondents in their twenties had contemplated suicide, the highest of any age group, while 36.2 per cent of that group had considered taking their own life in the past year, according to the report.
“The data show that the younger people hesitate to talk to others, or cannot find anyone to talk to when they have a problem because of shallow relationships with others,” said the survey conducted by Japan’s Cabinet Office. — AFP