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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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[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

This article is paywalled on my end, here's an archive link if anybody else needs it: https://archive.md/KoTcD