Why is Japanese suicide culture different ?

[Bentley Goldman]

Not as taboo...

Suicide groups are common...


Why ?

 

[Nephis]

Easier to make them when you're country is so small and less traveling involved

 

[KupoCometh]

Not as taboo...

Suicide groups are common...


Why ?

Just how different cultures play out, Google history of suicide in Japan for a deeper insight

 

[Bentham]

Some report says 56.4% of the family of suicides has suffered from prejudice. I think it is an evidence that ctb is thought to be a taboo in Japan.
http://www.lifelink.or.jp/hp/Library/whitepaper2_4.pdf
(P.12 written in Japanese, Jisatsu Jittai Hakusyo, Suicide fact-finding white paper)
Most Japanese born after WW2 think Seppuku is a cultural event only permitted to less than 10% people called Samurai mainly during Edo-era, which ended about 150 years ago.
They, including me, do not think the ethics or philosophy behind Seppuku affect their integrity or personality, including their judgment for or against ctb.


Some (teens to 20's generally) tend to seek, and as Noiseless mentioned practically easily have, a mate or group for ctb through twitter or other social media just like Partners Megathread here.

 

[Eren]

I think one of the factors is that the Catholic religion never had relevance there, religion molds the morality of a society enough.

 

[Philip]

Because there are way less of religious crazies there and are not brainwashed

 

[Bentham]

Basic Act on Suicide Prevention was enacted 10 years ago in Japan. A survey administered by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and released in 2016 reveals that 38.8% is pro-choice and 40.6% not pro-choice, and 64.3% thinks suicide is a social issue capable of being prevented and 15.5% not.

See also comparative study among US, Korea and Japan:
http://journal.biolpsychiatry.or.kr/asp/pdfdown.asp?pn=0092016021

Is it so far different from your countries?

 

[Nephis]

If only it was easier to find a partner in the U.S trying to find a partner here for me seems near impossible which is why i'm considering moving to japan later on in life if i do happen to stay alive longer finding a partner then might not be so hard