The weekly distribution of suicides in Akita prefecture, Japan
Masahito Fushimi, M.D., Ph.D. Escalating sharply in 1998, the suicide rate in Japan increased steadily during the 1990s and has remained high ever since. Presently, Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among developed countries (1). To address this grave situation, the Japanese government announced its resolve to tackle the rise in suicides and […]