The Next Edition
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
No Result
View All Result
The Next Edition
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
Home Top News

Japan’s Suicide Rate Drops For 10th Straight Year To Record Low In 2019

Next Edition by Next Edition
January 18, 2020
in Top News
Japan’s Suicide Rate Drops For 10th Straight Year To Record Low In 2019
0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Japan’s suicide rate dropped from a year earlier to a record low in 2019, marking the tenth straight year of decline, the National Police Agency (NPA) said in a report on Friday.

According to the agency, the number of suicides declined from 4.2 per cent in 2019 from a year earlier, to 19,959 cases, with the figure falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time since comparable data became available.

You might also like

Lagos Re-opens Oko-Oba Abbatoir

Gunmen Abduct, Kill Anambra Chief After N15m Ransom

One Killed, Five Injured As Landmine Explodes In Imo Market

The statistics showed that women committing suicide hit a record low in the recording period at 6,022 cases, 528 less than the previous year, with those of men down by 353 instances, at 13,937.

The largest number of cases was registered in Tokyo at 2,107, followed by Osaka at 1,191 in the recording period.

READ ALSO: Japan Typhoon Death Toll Climbs To 74, Rescuers Search For Missing People

Saitama Prefecture, meanwhile, logged the third-highest number of suicides at 1,100, the data showed.

Of Japan’s 47 prefectures, Tottori booked the lowest number of suicides at 80 cases.

“We need to face up to the reality that as many as about 20,000 people took their own precious lives,’’ Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato said.

“To realise a society where nobody will be forced to commit suicide, we’ll promote countermeasures steadily,’’ Kato told a press briefing on the matter.

The health ministry said its preventative measures so far have included the provision of consultation services for younger people utilizing social media platforms.

Xinhua/NAN

Tags: JapanJapan’s HealthKatsunobu KatoLabor and Welfare MinisterNational Police Agency (NPA)Record LowSuicide Rate
Next Edition

Next Edition

Recommended For You

Lagos Shuts Oko-Oba Abattoir Over Unsanitary Practices

Lagos Re-opens Oko-Oba Abbatoir

  The Lagos State Government has directed the immediate re-opening of the Oko-Oba Abbatoir in Agege following the fulfillment of sanitation and hygienic prescriptions by the operators. The...

Gunmen Invade Monarch’s Palace In Benue, Kill Son, Abduct Daughter

Gunmen Abduct, Kill Anambra Chief After N15m Ransom

  Panic has gripped the Nimo community in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State following the murder of a prominent traditional titleholder and community leader popularly...

Police Arrest Woman Taking Daughters To Bandits For Sex

One Killed, Five Injured As Landmine Explodes In Imo Market

A landmine exploded inside Eke Ubaheze Market Square in Awo-Idemili, Orsu LGA of Imo state on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring five others. The blast, which occurred...

Imo NDLEA Confirms Arrest Of Alleged Notorious Drug Dealer

NDLEA Seizes 1.94m KG Of Illicit Drugs In Abia, Arrests 222 Suspects

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abia State Command, said it has seized about 1.94 million illicit drugs, and arrested 222 suspects in one year.  ...

Next Post
Cleric Prophesies Another Political Upheaval

Cleric Prophesies Another Political Upheaval




Related News

BREAKING: Akwa Utd wins maiden Aiteo Cup title

BREAKING: Akwa Utd win maiden Aiteo Cup title

INEC’s De-registration Of Political Parties Illegal, Did Not Follow Due Process

INEC Begins Verification Of Status Of Political Parties, Says Official

PTF Takes Delivery Of Medical Tools, PPE

Presentation Of Fake COVID-19 Test Results Embarrassing – PTF




The Next Edition

Office Address

3B, Agboola Aina street, Off Toyin Street,
Ikeja, Lagos.

Quick Contact Details

Phone:
08033018430
Whatsapp:
08051679910

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Categories

  • Aviation
  • Beauty
  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • Columnists
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Featured
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Headline News
  • Home & Garden
  • Interviews
  • Investigations
  • North Central
  • North East
  • North West
  • Opinion
  • Parenting
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  • South East
  • South West
  • South-South
  • Special Reports
  • Sports
  • Top News
  • Vox Pops

© Next Edition Business Development Limited

  • About Us
  • Advert Rate
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate

© Next Edition Business Development Limited