Japanese people find a way to limit the 'extremely effective suicide' culture

Because tram is one of the main means of transportation for Japanese people, the sunrise government has adopted a simple but effective method to minimize "suicide culture" here.

Tram is one of the "key" means of transportation for Japanese people. However, if you are asked what color lights are available in Japan, do you know?

The answer is - blue.

Is it somewhat strange? But this is actually the Japanese government's intention.

It is a heartbreaking fact that the number of suicides in Japan is always very high. According to Japanese government statistics, an average of nearly 25,000 people commit suicide each year in Japan.

The Japanese government has installed light blue lights at the train station, not yellow or white lights.

With the government's efforts, the number of suicides in Japan in 2016 fell to 21,897 people (The Japan Times cited Japanese Ministry of Health) - the lowest level since 1994 when suicides occurred. statistics.

This is so common, in the book "Complete Suicide Handbook", Wataru Tsurumi author even wrote: "Suicide is a part of Japanese culture".

And to limit and reduce this suicide number, the Japanese government installed a light blue light at the train station, not a normal yellow or white light.

Green light works to keep your mind at ease.

According to psychologists, green light works to help your mind feel more relaxed, light, less negative.

According to Mizuki Takahashi - a therapist at the Japanese Color Psychology Academy: "Light blue light - a combination of sea and sky colors - works to soothe irritated, or haunted, people. Photo by a special thing, in this case is suicidal thoughts ".

According to statistics, from the day of installing the green light, the number of people jumping into the railroad tracks has decreased significantly.

From the day of installing the green light, the number of people jumping into the self-rails has decreased considerably.

The East Japan Railroad Company is one of the companies who believe in this theory - equipped blue LEDs at all 29 train stations that travel to Tokyo's Yamanote central station, and "impact". to at least 8 million passengers a day. The results showed that the number of people who committed suicide - jumping down the track when the train ran was much reduced.

A research report was published in the Journal of Affective Disorder in 2013 (four years after installing the first light), indicating a 84% decrease in the rate of suicide in the blue train station.

So when you come to the subway station in Japan, don't be too surprised when the lights here are green!