EIN058_Japan's Suicide Problem: Searching for Answers 【Tambaboon IELTS Lab Sydney Australia】 英語 ニュース オーストラリア

I found noteworthy news on The Diplomat.
John W. Traphagan reported this story on January 16, 2013

Annual suicide rates in Japan are considerably higher than in most other industrial countries, normally hovering around 24 suicides per 100,000 people, which is roughly double the rate in the U.S. and three times that in the UK.  Put another way, for the last fourteen years at least 30,000 Japanese have killed themselves annually, which is typically about equal in absolute terms to the U.S., which has a population that is almost two and a half times the size of Japan. 

Statement analysis
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1. Annual suicide rates in Japan are 
2. considerably higher than in most other industrial countries, 
3. normally hovering around 24 suicides per 100,000 people, 
4. which is roughly double the rate in the U.S. and 
5. three times that in the UK.  

1. Put another way, 
2. for the last fourteen years 
3. at least 30,000 Japanese have killed themselves annually, 
4. which is typically about equal in absolute terms to the U.S., 
5. which has a population that is almost two and a half times the size of Japan. 

Word vocabulary - English
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considerably
by a notably large amount or to a notably large extent; greatly.

industrial country

(Industrial countries) Developed countries or the North. Countries in which most people have a high standard of living with many goods and services. 

Word vocabulary - Japanese
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considerably
kənsíd[ə]rəbli
【副】かなり、相当に、大幅に、見違えるほど
【＠】コンシダラブリ、コンスィダラブリ、【分節】con・sid・er・a・bly

industrial country
工業国、先進国

put another way
言い換えれば

at least
【1】少なくとも、最少に見ても、～を下らない、どんなに安く見積もっても［踏んでも］

in absolute terms
絶対的には

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自殺総合対策における基本認識：

１：自殺は、その多くが、「追い込まれた末の死」である。
２：自殺は、その多くが、「防ぐことができる社会的な問題」である。
３：自殺を考えている人は、「何らかのサインを発している」事が多い。

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Support  /  困った時の連絡先 

International Suicide Hotline: 
http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

Australia - Beyond Blue : 
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support

Japan - Life Link : 
http://www.lifelink.or.jp/hp/link.html



Reference
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John W. Traphagan. (2014). Japan's Suicide Problem: Searching for Answers.  Available: http://thediplomat.com/2013/01/searching-for-answers-japans-suicide-epidemic/
Last accessed 29th May 2014.