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Friday 4 June 2010

3-Suicides over lost jobs up sharply

Suicides in Japan in 2009 stayed above 30,000 for the 12th consecutive year, but those linked to job losses spiked, defying claims that the economy is on the mend, a National Police Agency (NPA) survey showed May 13. The number of suicides in the reporting year totaled 32,845, up 1.85 percent from the preceding year, the NPA said in a revised report. Suicides traced to job losses, however, surged 65.3 percent to 1,071, while those attributed to hardships jumped 34.3 percent to 1,731. (Kyodo News)

失業が原因の自殺が急増
警察庁が5月13日に発表した自殺統計によると、2009年の自殺者のうち、動機に「失業」が含まれる人は1,071人で、前年から約65%増加したことが明らかになった。

spiked:急増した/defying:~に反して/is on the mend:回復に向かっている/from the preceding year:前年から/attributed to:~が原因の

コメント:景気低迷が命すら奪ってゆく現状。新政府による経済政策、雇用対策が急務です。管直人氏の手腕が問われます。

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