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A man loses his job, and as a final head-of-household decision, throws himself to his death from a tall building so that his family may collect his life insurance. A 14-year old girl cannot handle the bullying she endures everyday at school, hangs a sign on her bedroom door warning any who come close to stay out because gas is being made, and mixes up a hydrogen-sulfide gas made from toilet-bowl cleaner and bath salts. She inhales the gas and kills herself, also putting at risk (and injuring) her mother, and around 100 neighbors.

Suicide is an epidemic that affects some of the world's greatest countries. However, it is Japan who is most famous for being a suicide-prone nation. While only being ranked ninth for deaths by suicide, Japan boasts some of the more disturbing stories behind its suicide victims, as well as a long history of this gruesome act. However unheard of it seems to outsiders, the methods and reasons behind suicide have become all too common amongst......

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