According to the white paper on suicide prevention measures for 2020, as compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, the overall number of suicides in Japan in 2019 fell for the tenth consecutive year, to a record low of 20,169….more: nippon
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Why Japan’s Homeless are Different from North America’s
Housing Japan’s Homeless – Part 3
Erica the robot to become TV news anchor in Japan
How Japan has Almost Eradicated Gun Crime
If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take a written exam and pass a shooting-range test with a mark of at least 95%. There are also mental health and drugs tests. Your criminal record is checked and police look for links to extremist groups. Then they check your relatives too – and even your work colleagues. And as well as having the power to deny gun licences, police also have sweeping powers to search and seize weapons…more: bbc.com
Who are Japan’s Homeless? Part 2
Muslims living in the minority in Japan observe the fasting month of Ramadan
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/07/14/ap-photos-muslims-in-japan-observe-fasting-month-of-ramadan 
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Yohei Matsuyama breaks his daylong fast with chopsticks. He’s seated on the floor at a narrow table with a dozen other Japanese Muslim men…MORE:USNEWS.COM
Muslim boy denied home stay in Japan
The Human Rights Commission has weighed in on the case of a Dunedin boy rejected for an exchange trip to Japan because he is Muslim.Sharif Steel, 15, had hoped to spend a year in Japan staying with a host family but his application was rejected due to his religious beliefs, Stuff reported earlier today. more: .nzherald.co.nz
