This article talks about the prospect of a rise in suicide rate in Japan should a recession occur. In Japan it is estimated that about 1 in every 5 women and men has seriously thought of taking their own lives at some point.
It's also interesting how it comments on the breakdown of Japan's lifetime employment habit. "Going to work for a Japanese company used to be like joining a family. You worked there your whole life. But in today's harsher economic climate, that is no longer the case. One in three workers in Japan is now a part-timer, constantly moving from job to job on part-time contracts..." Because of this, job security is not guaranteed, and suicide seems to be one way to get out of financial difficulties. Also, the article talks about a growing elder population not being sufficiently taken care of by social health care that is also prone to suicide.
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