Web suicide pacts surge in Japan

Web suicide pacts surge in Japan

I can understand this. Japan, so I am informed, has a word for "dying through hard work".

There is not much surprise at people throwing themselves in front of trains or jumping from high buildings (of which there are many in Tokyo).

Monday is the worst day for suicides and in a place where the train company apologises for a 2 minute delay you can see how pressure builds.