Most job contracts in Japan run from April 1st – March 31st and now is the time when the people who have yet to secure employment for the next 12 months start to get desperate; it is also tax paying time.
There have been suicides over the Tokyo train network almost every day for the last three weeks and it doesn’t show any sign of slowing.
There is no doubt that suicide is a huge problem in Japan and it is one that is not getting any better.
If you found me searching for the lyrics to the children's song, you can find them here.
I am a researcher in bionanotechnology currently living and working in Tokyo. I moved out here nearly three years ago, against my better judgement but in search of adventure. It has certainly been an adventure and not one I would have missed for the world.
I am trying to retrain as a designer and you may see the odd example of my work appear here as I progress.
I also indulge in opinionated rambling.
