> It isn't just a cultural norm and is in fact a good indicator of the happiness of a population.
Prove it
Here's [1] the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare's page on preventing suicides. The motto is 誰も自殺に追い込まれることのない社会の実現を目指して or "Aiming for a world where nobody must deal with suicide"
[1]: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/hukushi_kai...
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Here's [1] the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare's page on preventing suicides. The motto is 誰も自殺に追い込まれることのない社会の実現を目指して or "Aiming for a world where nobody must deal with suicide"
[1]: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/hukushi_kai...