In contrast, Japan, which had one of the highest suicide rates in the world, has shown a rising employment rate since 2011. Due to a recently shrinking population, its suicide rate has dropped, reflecting less competition for jobs (12). China, with its one-child-per-family policy, went from a nation where famine decimated millions, to become the second richest nation in the world (13).
Kwa upande mwingine, Japan, ambayo ilikuwa na kiwango kikubwa cha kujiua duniani imeonyesha kuinuka kwa watu kuajiriwa kutoka mwaka wa 2011 kutokana na kushuka kwa idadi ya watu hivi karibuni, na sera yao ya mtoto – mmoja - kwa familia, ilienea kuanzia kwa nchi ambayo njaa iliua hadi ikawa nchi ya pili duniani kufanikiwa zaidi (13).