I also remember reading that many murder cases are sometimes intentionally or mistakenly re-classified as a suicide to close it, because the Japanese police are under a lot of pressure to maintain their high rate of solving cases.
Suicides in Japan perhaps have an additional attraction in that insurance companies have to payout even if the cause of death is suicide.
Couple that with the asian cultural pressure of taking care of one's family, and the cultural factor that suicide on personal failure is linked to honour and glorified in Japanese history, it becomes somewhat understandable why some Japanese individuals may find suicide as a reasonable / attractive option while contemplating how to end their depressive existence.
Suicides in Japan perhaps have an additional attraction in that insurance companies have to payout even if the cause of death is suicide.
Couple that with the asian cultural pressure of taking care of one's family, and the cultural factor that suicide on personal failure is linked to honour and glorified in Japanese history, it becomes somewhat understandable why some Japanese individuals may find suicide as a reasonable / attractive option while contemplating how to end their depressive existence.
Japan's suicide statistics don't tell the real story - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/03/national/media-...