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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (24048)10/14/2007 10:43:31 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 217960
 
In Japan, an old man chose to die

I, too, saw it as a choice, but wondered whether there was an element of pride (too proud to work at menial jobs, too proud to beg) or maybe reality (if he did beg, would people give him money or just spurn him?)

The article says about one person dies per year in the city of starvation after being put off the welfare rolls. That seems very odd, and makes me wonder about how little I comprehend Japanese culture, like the anime geeks (otaku?) who hide away in their bedrooms and won't come out to work or eat, or the sararimen who literally work themselves to death. Reminds me of the WWII stories about kamikaze and the cult of fighting to the death.

In America, we have people who would rather be shot to death than surrender to the police. Pride can be very strong.
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