
Half of salaried workers have health problems: gov't survey
(Kyodo) - Aug 28, 5:57 pmA record 47.3 percent of salaried workers in Japan showed abnormal readings in their health checkups last year, according to a government survey released Saturday.
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Youth suicides in Tokyo rose by 85% last year, and the national rate of all suicides rose by 35%.
Japan has one of the highest rates in the world. Record unemployment, intense exam pressure and an ageing population are thought to be the main causes.
But the book has been linked to the record 74 corpses found last year in Aokigahara - a wood at the foot of Mount Fuji recommended in the manual as "the perfect place to die".
rash of suicides has prompted the authorities in Tokyo to consider whether to restrict a bestselling book that teaches people how to kill themselves.
The Complete Manual of Suicide, which has sold 1.2 million copies, promises its readers "the peace of mind of knowing you can leave this troubled world whenever you choose."
It details 10 methods of self-slaughter, including hanging, electrocution and immolation
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train molesters,
Almost 80 per cent of women surveyed by the Tokyo government in 1997 reported molestation
description of a man, a father of a 10 yr old girl but he also spends his time molesting school girls. He's a
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He's also a dedicated chikan (groper)
and he meets up to get tips from like minded people
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Another speaker warned his fellow enthusiasts that plainclothes detectives would be on duty in the Ikebukuro area in the coming month
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