Suicide and karoshi (death from overwork) during the recent economic crises in Japan: the impacts, mechanisms and political responses.

The article examines the Asian financial crisis in 1997 to determine whether suicide increases during economic crisis. The analysis found that although economic impacts were the most severe in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia, Japan showed the sharpest rise in suicide rate following the crisis. The study also found that despite a macroeconomic recovery afterwards, suicide rate in Japan is still at a record high.