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This is one of those things that I heard on QI[1] that seems really plausible -- thus I did not fact check it -- but I'm not sure if it's just because of my Wes
by lomnakkus 9y ago
This is one of those things that I heard on QI[1] that seems really plausible -- thus I did not fact check it -- but I'm not sure if it's just because of my Western cultural bias and prejudices.
Is it well attested/documented?
[1] Which, I think, should mostly be considered "entertainment" rather than particularly correct, though I do believe that they actually do strive for correctness. It's more that it has turned into a sort of "twist the words" game -- which is a shame.[2]
[2] It seems to have gained a little bit of a second wind with Toksvig in the current season -- as a sort of a more chat-about-random-things-prompted-by-question-X type thing. Which is nice. (Disclaimer: Only 2 episodes in.)
- razakel 9y agoI found this Irish Times article: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/families-fined-for-suicides-in-japan-1.1104002 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/families-fined-for-su... as well as this 88-page study: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=anth_honors http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?art... Apparently the fee is usually around $2 million.
- lomnakkus 9y ago$2 million. Wow. I guess that would discourage anyone who's desparate enough to commit suicide (and still cares about their family) to look for other methods. I'm not quite sure why, but I somehow find it very strange that a railway company[1] can administer a "fine" to people that may never even have interacted with it. Am I alone in this? [1] Are they private entities in Japan?
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- rootsudo 9y ago2 Million yen, about $10-14,000 depending on exchange rate.