Suicide and depression cost Japan's economy US$32bn

Following the revelation that one in six Japanese people are officially poor, particularly single women, the BBC reports that depression and suicide cost the nation �2.7 trillion (US$32 billion) last year.Figures released calculated the cost of medical treatment and lost income for the first time to measure financially the impact of one of the world's highest suicide rates. 32,845 people killed themselves in 2009 (26 out of every 100,000
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