Internet Suicide BBC Report
Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine
"Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and internet pacts are thought to appeal to those who are scared to die alone...
...The number of Japanese committing suicide has been rising steadily in recent years - more than 34,000 Japanese took their own lives in 2003, according to the National Police Agency.
The number of people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet - while still small - has been rising sharply.
Police said last month that 91 people had died in the pacts in 2005, compared with 55 in 2004 and 34 in 2003, when the records started.
Alarm at the rise has led to increased vigilance by internet service providers, who now report suspected suicide pacts to the authorities."
BBC News - Asia Pacific - "Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine"
"Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and internet pacts are thought to appeal to those who are scared to die alone...
...The number of Japanese committing suicide has been rising steadily in recent years - more than 34,000 Japanese took their own lives in 2003, according to the National Police Agency.
The number of people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet - while still small - has been rising sharply.
Police said last month that 91 people had died in the pacts in 2005, compared with 55 in 2004 and 34 in 2003, when the records started.
Alarm at the rise has led to increased vigilance by internet service providers, who now report suspected suicide pacts to the authorities."
BBC News - Asia Pacific - "Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine"
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