[TeaBrain]

The stereotype on suicides is not as true as it once was. Japan now has a lower suicide rate than the US. Its suicide rate is currently barely in the top 50.

[hilux]

You're right - I had no idea.

Wikipedia's "List of countries by suicide rate" makes for somber reading.

For women, Japan's suicide rate is still marginally higher than the US's. And S Korea's is much higher, first by far among rich countries.