Typhoon from the West: Suicides on the Rise as Japan's Economy Falters

Typhoon from the West: Suicides on the Rise as Japan's Economy Falters The technology-export powerhouse of Japan has been hard-hit by the global economic downturn. It's all too reminiscent of the nation's last crisis, which ended only in 2002 -- only this time, the misery isn't homegrown. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,619608,00.html#ref=nlint