女優自殺報道後１０日間で２０７人の女性自殺者増加

日本女性の自殺がコロナ下で増加してる件https://t.co/UrKDVoP35N

— suzuky (@suzuky) February 18, 2021

 

"From the day the news of a celebrity suicide is reported, the number of suicides increases and stays that way for about 10 days," he says.

"From the data we can see that the suicide of the actress on 27 September led to an extra 207 female suicides in the next 10 days."

The celebrity phenomenon

This phenomenon is not unique to Japan, and it is one reason why reporting on suicide is so difficult. In the immediate aftermath of a celebrity suicide, the more it is discussed in the media, and on social media, the greater the impact on other vulnerable people.

女優自殺報道後１０日間で２０７人の女性自殺者増加・・・自殺報道されると自殺者が増えるというのは何十年も前から言わているのに、報道のされ方は・・・進歩ないような。

Japanese people don't talk about death to begin with. We do not have a culture to talk about the suicides.

意味不明。こういう一般化は無意味。