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Child suicides in Japan hit record high of 527 in 2024 (japantoday.com)

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[–] liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago

Climate change + no future prospects under capitalism + lack of support structure due to overworked parents + crushing poverty in many cases. Japan has a lot of homeless and near homeless children.