Japan aims to cut suicide rate by 20% in 10 years

Japan aims to cut suicide rate by 20% in 10 years

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki (C) speaks at a Cabinet panel meeting convened on April 27 to address Japan's high suicide rate. The meeting approved a draft proposal for a policy outline aiming to cut suicide rate by 20 percent in 10 years. Shiozaki is flanked by health and welfare minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) and Sanae Takaichi, state minister in charge of declining birth rate.

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