Episode 70: Aokigahara

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Warning, this weeks episode contains discussions about suicide and mental illness.
We are headed back to Japan this week to take a look at Aokigahara AKA the Suicide Forest and what makes Japan have one of the highest rates of suicide in the world.
May is AAPI Month and we wanted to take a moment to high light the suicide problem in Japan.
Links to resources are noted below in the source notes and if you need help finding resources in your area please email us at [e-mail].
Episode 70 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force
https://allthatsinteresting.com/suicide-forest-aokigahara
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/aokigahara-jukai-suicide-forest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banzai_charge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze
https://health.gaijinpot.com/suicide-prevention/

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