3.9 Suicides in Japan

Japanese are not accustomed to be alone. When people choose suicides, they feel lonely.

Since we are elementary school students, we have been educated to be with other people. Also, if there is someone who is not good at group activities, he/she is looked as a strange person. So, it is common for us to depend on other people to be with other people.

Because of recent recession, many people lost their jobs and the relationship that accompanied with their jobs. It is important to support depressed people, but it is more important for us to have strong heart in order to put up with our loneliness.