In this March 15, 2017 photo, Shinjiro Shishido, director of "Inochinodenwa", non-profit telephone hotline for people seek help, speaks during an interview, in Tokyo. Fewer Japanese are taking their own lives, a glimmer of hope in a country with one of the world’s highest suicide rates. The number of suicides has dropped for seven straight years in a clear indication of a downward trend. The Health Ministry said Thursday, March 23, 2017, that 21,897 people committed suicide in 2016, down from more than 30,000 in 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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