Another Japanese Tourist Hanging from a Tree

[tiger tanaka]

bangkok post
Chiang Mai _ A Japanese tourist who went missing while trekking in Mae Tang district last week, was found yesterday hanged in a forest.
The body of Jun Nakagawa, 35, of Fukuoka, was discovered several kilometres from his camping site.
However, police are not convinced he took his own life and have asked for a full autopsy.

This has happened more than once up here in Northern Thailand; a Japanese dude hanging from a tree in the jungle. At least three or four times I can remember. Usually ends up being declared suicide. Land of Smiles seems to be a popular place for Japanese suicides.. Weird..
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/21Jul2003_news191.html

[mercutio]

This has happened more than once up here in Northern Thailand]http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/21Jul2003_news191.html[/url]

either that or they have themsleves some thailand style "Deliverence" boys up there with a taste for Japanese

[Taro Toporific]

Land of Smiles seems to be a popular place for Japanese suicides.. Weird..
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/21Jul2003_news191.html

No. of suicides tops 30,000 for 5th year in 2002
TOKYO, July 25, Kyodo -The number of people committing suicide in Japan exceeded 30,000 for the fifth straight year in 2002, with suicides stemming from economic difficulties logging a record high...
...By age group, people aged 60 or older comprised the largest share at 34.6% or 11,119, followed by those in their 50s at 8,462 and those in their 40s at 4,813. But suicides by younger people aged up to 29 fell from the previous year.

[Taro Toporific]

bangkok post
Chiang Mai _ A Japanese tourist who went missing while trekking in Mae Tang district last week, was found yesterday hanged in a forest.l

It seems that Japanese were way ahead if the curve on this idea. This gonna be a trend in Forestry Management...
'People should use trees to commit suicide instead of trains'Ananova: 14:20 Thursday 19th February 2004
People with suicidal tendencies in Botswana have been asked to throw themselves out of trees instead of in front of trains.
The country's Minister for Works and Transport, Tebelelo Seretse, has advised...
"I am appealing to the people not to use the trains to kill themselves. If people want to commit suicide they should use trees not our trains," she said.
"I am sick of these people who throw themselves in front of the trains. The drivers are people - why turn them into murderers?"