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page 1Suicide in Japan
sokushinbutsu
is a type of Buddhist mummy. In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive. Although mummified monks are seen in a number of Buddhist countries, especially in Southeast Asia where monks are mummified after dying of natural causes, it is believed that it is only in Japan where monks have induced their own deaths by starvation.
suicide in Japan
Statistics and causes of suicide in Japan.
Takahiro Shiraishi
Japanese serial killer and rapist (1990–2025)

shinjū
is a Japanese term meaning "double suicide", used in common parlance to refer to any group suicide of two or more individuals bound by love, typically lovers, parents and children, and even whole families. A double suicide without consent is called and it is considered as a sort of murder–suicide.
Mount Mihara
mountain in Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Maeue
Japanese murderer (1968-2009)
Kyōiku mama
Japanese pejorative term