Suicide is a social not an individual problem
Japan in International Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Breen (0000-0001-8316-557X), J E Breen, Taniguchi Shoko |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007021808 |
| OpenAlex | W4410181935 |
| Language | CA |
On Saturday 25 August 2007, NHK broadcast a programme called Seishonen no jisatsu o kangaeyo [Let's reflect on youth suicide]. The programme was prompted by the National police agency's publication of new statistics on the problem of youth suicide. In 2006, 886 Japanese youths took their own lives, invariably in response to bullying. 'Youth' as defined by the NPA refers to primary, middle, secondary school as well as university students. The 2006 figure was the highest since records began. It comes hard on the heels of other statistics demonstrating that Japan's annual suicide figures have hit 30,000 for the 9th year in succession
Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |