[sien]

The US is #30 on world suicide lists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r...

South Korea and Japan are much higher.

Also, given the US's gun laws presumably suicide is often more successfully completed in the US than in other places. Given this, the US suicide rate isn't comparatively that high.

[ljw1001]

from what i know about Japanese culture, they are not overwhelming their children with unnecessary praise. Korea also.