Related
Japanese baby milk recalled over radiation scare 07/12/2011 12:43 CET
Japan OKs more disaster relief money 06/07/2011 15:01 CET
Quake knocks Japan back into recession 19/05/2011 20:21 CET
Radioactive iodine found in Japanese mothers’ breast… 21/04/2011 17:03 CET
Still a long way from business as usual in Japan 21/03/2011 17:40 CET
The Japanese government claims suicides and depression cost the country’s economy 25 billion euros last year. The losses stem largely from lost incomes, but also include social security and compensation payments. Japan’s suicide rate is almost double the world average and analysts point to health, family and economic problems as contributing factors.
More about: Economy, Health, JapanCopyright © 2012 euronews
Top Stories
Greece govt stuck between protesters and troika
Another wave of protests has erupted in Greece as the government cannot seem to please the people or the eurozone finance ministers. There were angry scenes in Athens on Friday as protesters threw missiles at police during the first day of…
Syrian bloodshed spreads to Aleppo
The upsurge in violence in Syria has spread to the northern city of Aleppo, where soldiers and…
India and EU: Free-trade agreement close
Leaders from the EU and India have made “substantial progress” towards a free trade…
latest economy news
ECB noncommittal on helping Greece- Costlier food boosts Chinese inflation
- Complex path to Greek bailout agreement
- Europe slips deeper into debt, but eurozone improves
- Gas grumbles heat up in bitter cold
- Greece: reform struggles or death throes?
- After Arab uprisings, bleak economic future looms
- Solid US job growth for start of 2011
- China to the rescue for EU? – maybe
- Jobs pain in Spain worsens
euronews on facebook
