Suicides Among Japanese Children Reach Highest Level in 3 Decades [nytimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 11/7/184:00 AM

TOKYO — Suicides by young people in Japan rose to their highest level in three decades in 2017, according to new figures released by the government.

Japan has a persistent problem with suicides, although the number has been declining over all. But child suicides have risen recently, with experts pointing to school pressures and bullying as likely triggers.

Last year 250 children in elementary, middle and high schools committed suicide, the highest number since 1986, according to data released last month by the Education Ministry.

[For more on this story by Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2018/1...ncollection%2Fhealth]

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