The Japanese government said Wednesday it aims to drastically reduce the country's suicide rate by shoring up support for people who have previously attempted to take their own lives or are suffering from postpartum depression.In its latest draft of the suicide prevention guideline, released online, the government targets a 30 percent reduction in the annual number of suicides to below 16,000 in the next decade.Although the number of suicides in Japan declined for the seventh consecutive year to 21,897 in 2016, the government acknowledged that "an alarming situation is continuing," as the s…READ FULL ARTICLE
