{
  "id": 6550709,
  "title": "Self-Harm Cases, Suicide Attempts on Rise in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/self-harm-cases-suicide-attempts-on-rise-in-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T05:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091000359/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The number of people transported by ambulance due to self-harm and suicide attempts is on an upward trend in Japan, reaching 43,631 cases in 2025, a survey showed Thursday. The survey, released on World Suicide Prevention Day, was taken by the Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center, a general incorporated association designated by the health minister. It...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}