The number of suicides in Japan stayed above 30,000 for the ninth straight year, and employers should help tackle the problem by providing mental health care for their staff, the government said Friday.
In its first annual report on suicide and suicide prevention measures, the Cabinet Office said 32,155 people killed themselves in 2006, according to police statistics.
While the figure was down by 397 people from the previous year, Japan's suicide rate remains the ninth highest among all countries, the report said, citing World Health Organization data. Lithuania had the highest rate, followed by Belarus and Russia, while the U.S. ranked number 43 in the …
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