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TOKYO — The economic slump and job losses have driven more young Japanese to commit suicide, with a record number of victims in their 30s, police said Thursday.
Although the number of young victims rose, suicides dipped 2.6 percent overall to 32,249 in 2008. Of the 23,000 who gave a motive for their suicides, those who said it was a “failure to get a job” grew by 40 percent, while “job loss” climbed 20 percent, according to an annual report published by the National Police Agency.
Suicides by people in their 20s and 30s rose, with more than half citing job loss as a reason.
