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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 per cent over 10 years, with the government on Tuesday (July 25) approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's highest suicide rates.
Japan has the highest suicide rate among Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries and the government describes the situation as "critical" in a country where more than 20,000 people kill themselves every year.
The suicide rate - the ratio per 100,000 people - was 18.5 in 2015 and the government wants to reduce it to below 13 in 2025.
Suicides have fallen since peaking at 34,427 in 2003, with 21,897 taking their own lives last year.
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Japan has the highest suicide rate among Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries and the government describes the situation as "critical" in a country where more than 20,000 people kill themselves every year.
The suicide rate - the ratio per 100,000 people - was 18.5 in 2015 and the government wants to reduce it to below 13 in 2025.
Suicides have fallen since peaking at 34,427 in 2003, with 21,897 taking their own lives last year.
Japan aims to reduce suicides by 30% in 10 years with measures to curb overwork
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 per cent over 10 years, with the government on Tuesday (July 25) approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's highest suicide rates. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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