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Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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“The number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students has reached 529, the highest since the statistics began,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi at a news conference Friday. “This is an extremely alarming situation, and we take it very seriously.”

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[–] shani66@ani.social 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The only one i know about myself is the intense pressure put on students. You ever watch an anime where a kid just sleeps through class? That is semi accepted because they are expected to have spent most of the night studying independently or at a cram school.

Or it used to be that way anyway, it's been a long time since i looked into the culture of Japan so that might have changed for the better or worse at some point.