The Japanese government said Tuesday it will aim to lower the country’s suicide rate, currently the worst among the Group of Seven advanced nations, by at least 30 pct by 2026 to levels equivalent to those in its G-7 peers.
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will aim to lower the country’s suicide rate, currently the worst among the Group of Seven advanced nations, by at least 30 pct by 2026 to levels equivalent to those in its G-7 peers.
The target is included in the government’s new five-year guidelines for suicide prevention, adopted at the day’s cabinet meeting.
In Japan, the number of people who committed suicide last year decreased for the seventh straight year to stand below 22,000 for the first time in 22 years.
